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Richmondshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2012, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2011 (146), and casualties fell from 236.

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 2012
161
Up 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
223
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2012

3.7% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2012 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.7%
  • Serious4025%
  • Slight11571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious4822%
  • Slight16976%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 161, up 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday27 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (11%)
  • February10 (6.2%)
  • March14 (8.7%)
  • April9 (5.6%)
  • May15 (9.3%)
  • June10 (6.2%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August15 (9.3%)
  • September13 (8.1%)
  • October15 (9.3%)
  • November11 (6.8%)
  • December13 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (54%)
  • Wet or damp63 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph32 (20%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph99 (61%)
  • 70 mph23 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (15%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2032 (14%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3535 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (19%)
  • 56 to 6527 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (74%)
  • Passenger45 (20%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (67%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

North Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL11 7JZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2012, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A66 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2012: 25, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66253807
2ndA6136162603
3rdA1141922
4thA684141522
5thA6108121816
6thB627191400
7thA1(M)61001
8thB62745700
9thB62754502
10thB62553301
11thB62703503
12thA1671101
13thB62591101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2012

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2012: 8.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2012

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2012: 61.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2012

North Yorkshire recorded 1,676 collisions in 2012, and 9.6% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2012.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years