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Richmondshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2018, and 137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2017 (134), and casualties fell from 172.

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 2018
96
Down 28% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
137
Down 20% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2018

1% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2425%
  • Slight7174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3022%
  • Slight10677%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 96, down 28% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 96
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (7.3%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday19 (20%)
  • Thursday9 (9.4%)
  • Friday18 (19%)
  • Saturday14 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (10%)
  • February8 (8.3%)
  • March3 (3.1%)
  • April3 (3.1%)
  • May9 (9.4%)
  • June9 (9.4%)
  • July10 (10%)
  • August7 (7.3%)
  • September5 (5.2%)
  • October10 (10%)
  • November12 (13%)
  • December10 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight73 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry56 (58%)
  • Wet or damp33 (34%)
  • Snow4 (4.2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph24 (25%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph52 (54%)
  • 70 mph12 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (15%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (15%)
  • Pedestrian14 (10%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2012 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2513 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3527 (20%)
  • 36 to 4517 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (20%)
  • 56 to 6514 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.3%)
  • Over 7514 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (65%)
  • Passenger34 (25%)
  • Pedestrian14 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car113 (67%)
  • Motorcycle21 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2018, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2018: 14, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136141902
2ndA684132405
3rdA6108101302
4thA6691000
5thA1(M)4801
6thA13300
7thB62713300
8thA66(M)2401
9thA1671100
10thA60551101
11thB61601100
12thB62551510
13thB62701100
14thB62741100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2018

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2018: 10.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2018

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2018: 32.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2018

North Yorkshire recorded 1,238 collisions in 2018, and 7.8% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years