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Richmondshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2005, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2004 (224), and casualties fell from 416.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,642 collisions in Richmondshire.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2005
251
Up 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
400
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2005

3.2% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2005 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious7028%
  • Slight17369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight30376%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 251, up 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104129
202490132
202373106
202285117
202192129
202084109
201999141
201896137
2017134172
2016143200
2015158232
2014154254
2013152217
2012161223
2011146236
2010133196
2009181279
2008207327
2007205287
2006202291
2005251400
2004224416
2003201297
2002226328
2001220334
2000235345
1999258380
1998269400
1997255380
1996265408
1995220324
1994228366
1993231365
1992232336
1991220334
1990253395
1989247397
1988213319
1987174261
1986174265
1985153207
1984166261
1983181242
1982213336
1981216326
1980194292
1979224332

When and where crashes happen in Richmondshire in 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.8%)
  • February20 (8%)
  • March13 (5.2%)
  • April24 (9.6%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June22 (8.8%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October18 (7.2%)
  • November23 (9.2%)
  • December16 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (62%)
  • Wet or damp82 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.6%)
  • Snow5 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph62 (25%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph142 (57%)
  • 70 mph36 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (15%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (21%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (66%)
  • Passenger117 (29%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (67%)
  • Motorcycle54 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Richmondshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2005

North Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NR area and Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2005, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A1, A6108 and A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2005, with 25 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1253703
2ndA6108255017
3rdA6136254212
4thA66173407
5thA684162327
6thA1(M)122105
7thB627191403
8thA66(M)5601
9thB12635702
10thB62745601
11thB62554513
12thB62703302
13thA1672501
14thB62752402
15thA61021101
16thB61601100
17thB62591100
18thB62731101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2005

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2005: 25.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2005

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2005: 109.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2005

North Yorkshire recorded 2,171 collisions in 2005, and 12% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years