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Richmondshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2011, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2010 (133), and casualties rose from 196.

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 2011
146
Up 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
236
Up 20% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2011

2.1% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2011 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious3826%
  • Slight10572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight18177%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 146, up 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday13 (8.9%)
  • Wednesday12 (8.2%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (8.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.2%)
  • February10 (6.8%)
  • March12 (8.2%)
  • April14 (9.6%)
  • May17 (12%)
  • June14 (9.6%)
  • July15 (10%)
  • August9 (6.2%)
  • September12 (8.2%)
  • October13 (8.9%)
  • November7 (4.8%)
  • December11 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (6.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (68%)
  • Wet or damp34 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (6.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (27%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph69 (47%)
  • 70 mph28 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (18%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (15%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.5%)
  • Over 758 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (69%)
  • Passenger66 (28%)
  • Pedestrian6 (2.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (67%)
  • Motorcycle29 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2011, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A1, A6136 and A66 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2011, with 15 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1152112
2ndA6136153002
3rdA66152414
4thA684152504
5thA6108111703
6thB627191603
7thA16751001
8thA1(M)4901
9thB61604601
10thB62553402
11thB12632401
12thB62702202
13thB62742200
14thB62752200

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2011

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2011: 11.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2011

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2011: 65.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2011

North Yorkshire recorded 1,563 collisions in 2011, and 9.3% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2011.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years