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Richmondshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 92 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2021, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2020 (84), and casualties rose from 109.

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 2021
92
Up 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
129
Up 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2021

4.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2021 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44.3%
  • Serious2932%
  • Slight5964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight9674%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 92, up 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 92
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday12 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (23%)
  • Thursday13 (14%)
  • Friday8 (8.7%)
  • Saturday12 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.5%)
  • February1 (1.1%)
  • March4 (4.3%)
  • April6 (6.5%)
  • May8 (8.7%)
  • June5 (5.4%)
  • July5 (5.4%)
  • August16 (17%)
  • September12 (13%)
  • October11 (12%)
  • November11 (12%)
  • December7 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry58 (63%)
  • Wet or damp29 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph23 (25%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph45 (49%)
  • 70 mph14 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (17%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (12%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (16%)
  • 21 to 2511 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3517 (13%)
  • 36 to 4510 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5518 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (17%)
  • 66 to 7515 (12%)
  • Over 757 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86 (67%)
  • Passenger31 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car109 (72%)
  • Motorcycle16 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire, DL9 4XB area and North Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL10 5LL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2021, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A66 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2021: 14, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66142611
2ndA1(M)91804
3rdA6848811
4thA613671303
5thA61086702
6thA60553610
7thB62703303
8thB62713300
9thB12632201
10thA1671100
11thA611100
12thB62741100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2021

Catterick Garrison and Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2021, with 6 each.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2021

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2021: 37.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2021

North Yorkshire recorded 1,012 collisions in 2021, and 9.1% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years