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Richmondshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2009, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2008 (207), and casualties fell from 327.

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 2009
181
Down 13% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
279
Down 15% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2009 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4827%
  • Slight13273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5720%
  • Slight22179%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 181, down 13% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (9.4%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.5%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March17 (9.4%)
  • April19 (10%)
  • May17 (9.4%)
  • June15 (8.3%)
  • July13 (7.2%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September18 (9.9%)
  • October14 (7.7%)
  • November12 (6.6%)
  • December15 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (68%)
  • Wet or damp44 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.9%)
  • Snow5 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph40 (22%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph81 (45%)
  • 70 mph46 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (25%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2050 (18%)
  • 21 to 2541 (15%)
  • 26 to 3540 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5528 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.5%)
  • Over 7512 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (64%)
  • Passenger85 (30%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (70%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2009, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A6108 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2009: 25, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108253708
2ndA66244308
3rdA1223303
4thA684192714
5thA6136172904
6thA1(M)101604
7thB12634602
8thA66(M)3402
9thB62553302
10thB62712401
11thB62651100
12thB62701100
13thB62741201
14thB62751200

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2009

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2009: 15.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2009

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2009: 81.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2009

North Yorkshire recorded 1,862 collisions in 2009, and 9.7% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2009.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years