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Richmondshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2007, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (202), and casualties fell from 291.

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 2007
205
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
287
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2007

1% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2007 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4421%
  • Slight15978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23381%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 205, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.8%)
  • February14 (6.8%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April17 (8.3%)
  • May17 (8.3%)
  • June10 (4.9%)
  • July15 (7.3%)
  • August19 (9.3%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October20 (9.8%)
  • November14 (6.8%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (61%)
  • Wet or damp73 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (25%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph103 (50%)
  • 70 mph32 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (17%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (10%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (17%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (68%)
  • Passenger80 (28%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2007

North Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2007, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A1 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2007: 26, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1263706
2ndA6136253807
3rdA6108222805
4thA66192701
5thA684161805
6thB6271101601
7thA1675811
8thB62704701
9thB62744500
10thA1(M)3301
11thB12633301
12thA66(M)2201
13thB61602301
14thB62551200
15thB62591100
16thB62751100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2007

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2007: 14.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2007

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2007: 97.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2007

North Yorkshire recorded 2,107 collisions in 2007, and 9.7% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2007, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years