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Richmondshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2008, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (205), and casualties rose from 287.

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 2008
207
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
327
Up 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2008

5.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2008 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal115.3%
  • Serious5125%
  • Slight14570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.7%
  • Serious6119%
  • Slight25478%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 207, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.7%)
  • February17 (8.2%)
  • March9 (4.3%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July20 (9.7%)
  • August17 (8.2%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November14 (6.8%)
  • December12 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (65%)
  • Wet or damp64 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph53 (26%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph102 (49%)
  • 70 mph38 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (18%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)
  • 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 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2061 (19%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (69%)
  • Passenger86 (26%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car271 (73%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2008, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A6108 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2008: 23, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108232807
2ndA6136213813
3rdA1203403
4thA684203027
5thA66162932
6thA1(M)131802
7thB6271101803
8thB62756902
9thB62554602
10thA1673603
11thB12633610
12thB62702200
13thB62742201
14thA66(M)1100
15thB61361110

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2008

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2008: 17.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2008

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2008: 96.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2008

North Yorkshire recorded 1,908 collisions in 2008, and 11% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2008, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years