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Richmondshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2016, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (158), and casualties fell from 232.

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 2016
143
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
200
Down 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2016

2.1% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2016 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious3827%
  • Slight10271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15578%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 143, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 143
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (18%)
  • Wednesday17 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.7%)
  • February7 (4.9%)
  • March10 (7%)
  • April8 (5.6%)
  • May13 (9.1%)
  • June7 (4.9%)
  • July18 (13%)
  • August19 (13%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October11 (7.7%)
  • November11 (7.7%)
  • December12 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (62%)
  • Wet or damp49 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph35 (24%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph73 (51%)
  • 70 mph16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (17%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (11%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2527 (14%)
  • 26 to 3539 (20%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6%)
  • Over 7513 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (71%)
  • Passenger48 (24%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (67%)
  • Motorcycle26 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2016, with 8 collisions.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A6108 and A66 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2016, with 14 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108141405
2ndA66143005
3rdA6136111400
4thA1101802
5thA1(M)61100
6thA6846702
7thB62706603
8thA16751101
9thB62554503
10thB62713403
11thB62753500
12thA60181100
13thA66(M)1100
14thB12631110
15thB62741100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2016

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2016: 14.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2016

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2016: 58.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2016

North Yorkshire recorded 1,562 collisions in 2016, and 9.2% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years