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Richmondshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2019, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2018 (96), and casualties rose from 137.

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 2019
99
Up 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
141
Up 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2019

1% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2727%
  • Slight7172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10977%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 99, up 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 99
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (13%)
  • Tuesday14 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday18 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.1%)
  • February7 (7.1%)
  • March8 (8.1%)
  • April10 (10%)
  • May7 (7.1%)
  • June8 (8.1%)
  • July13 (13%)
  • August14 (14%)
  • September4 (4%)
  • October10 (10%)
  • November5 (5.1%)
  • December6 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (66%)
  • Wet or damp31 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2%)
  • 30 mph25 (25%)
  • 40 mph2 (2%)
  • 60 mph61 (62%)
  • 70 mph9 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (12%)
  • Roundabout2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (15%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2021 (15%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3520 (14%)
  • 36 to 4517 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (20%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.8%)
  • Over 755 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (69%)
  • Passenger34 (24%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car120 (71%)
  • Motorcycle19 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, DL9 4SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2019, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A6108 and A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2019, with 9 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA610891204
2ndA613691301
3rdA6681412
4thA1(M)7901
5thA68461301
6thB62555703
7thB62704701
8thB62712301
9thB62742200
10thA1671100
11thA60551300
12thB12631101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2019

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2019

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2019: 34.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2019

North Yorkshire recorded 1,024 collisions in 2019, and 9.7% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2019, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years