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Richmondshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 84 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2020, and 109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2019 (99), and casualties fell from 141.

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 2020
84
Down 15% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
109
Down 23% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2020

2.4% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious1417%
  • Slight6881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious1615%
  • Slight9183%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 84, down 15% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 84
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (15%)
  • Tuesday13 (15%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday10 (12%)
  • Friday10 (12%)
  • Saturday19 (23%)
  • Sunday8 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6%)
  • February9 (11%)
  • March7 (8.3%)
  • April2 (2.4%)
  • May3 (3.6%)
  • June3 (3.6%)
  • July6 (7.1%)
  • August10 (12%)
  • September12 (14%)
  • October10 (12%)
  • November6 (7.1%)
  • December11 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight55 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds61 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp40 (48%)
  • Dry34 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (8.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph17 (20%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph44 (52%)
  • 70 mph19 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (29%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2016 (15%)
  • 21 to 2513 (12%)
  • 26 to 3519 (17%)
  • 36 to 4516 (15%)
  • 46 to 5512 (11%)
  • 56 to 659 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (9.2%)
  • Over 7511 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (70%)
  • Passenger25 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car92 (75%)
  • Motorcycle9 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 9 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 (9)

Accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2020

North Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL10 6NR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2020, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2020: 15.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)152100
2ndA610891103
3rdA6849903
4thA667900
5thA60554501
6thB62554600
7thA1673501
8thA61363301
9thA66(M)2200
10thB12632500
11thB62702200
12thA11200
13thA6291100
14thA641100
15thB11100
16thB62711300
17thB62751200

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2020

Brompton-on-Swale, Leyburn and Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2020, with 2 each.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2020

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2020: 36.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2020

North Yorkshire recorded 913 collisions in 2020, and 9.2% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years