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Richmondshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2010, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2009 (181), and casualties fell from 279.

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 2010
133
Down 27% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
196
Down 30% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2010

6% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2010 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal86%
  • Serious3627%
  • Slight8967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.6%
  • Serious4422%
  • Slight14373%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 133, down 27% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday19 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (12%)
  • February12 (9%)
  • March8 (6%)
  • April9 (6.8%)
  • May10 (7.5%)
  • June14 (11%)
  • July16 (12%)
  • August9 (6.8%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October10 (7.5%)
  • November8 (6%)
  • December7 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (7.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (55%)
  • Wet or damp42 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (7.5%)
  • Snow7 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph23 (17%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph81 (61%)
  • 70 mph22 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (20%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (15%)
  • Van occupant13 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2025 (13%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3539 (20%)
  • 36 to 4528 (14%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.1%)
  • Over 7511 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (69%)
  • Passenger53 (27%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car152 (62%)
  • Motorcycle32 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2010, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2010: 20, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136203006
2ndA1162331
3rdA684152215
4thA6108111314
5thA6692103
6thB62717900
7thB627461501
8thA1(M)5611
9thB12634603
10thB62553511
11thA1672200
12thB61602201
13thB62701100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2010

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2010: 8.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2010

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2010: 58.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2010

North Yorkshire recorded 1,654 collisions in 2010, and 8% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2010.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years