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Richmondshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2022, and 117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2021 (92), and casualties fell from 129.

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 2022
85
Down 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
117
Down 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2022

None of the collisions in Richmondshire in 2022 were fatal and 34% were serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2934%
  • Slight5666%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3732%
  • Slight8068%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 85, down 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 85
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (12%)
  • Tuesday9 (11%)
  • Wednesday10 (12%)
  • Thursday11 (13%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (24%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (4.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.2%)
  • February8 (9.4%)
  • March9 (11%)
  • April5 (5.9%)
  • May8 (9.4%)
  • June10 (12%)
  • July6 (7.1%)
  • August9 (11%)
  • September8 (9.4%)
  • October6 (7.1%)
  • November5 (5.9%)
  • December4 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (4.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (72%)
  • Wet or damp19 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph23 (27%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph44 (52%)
  • 70 mph14 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway66 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (18%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (18%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (13%)
  • 21 to 2517 (15%)
  • 26 to 3515 (13%)
  • 36 to 4516 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (15%)
  • 66 to 7512 (10%)
  • Over 754 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (70%)
  • Passenger25 (21%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car79 (59%)
  • Motorcycle21 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2022

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2022 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Richmondshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2022

Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area and Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, DL9 4SY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2022, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A1(M) had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2022: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)101303
2ndA6846702
3rdA6651001
4thA61084402
5thA61364501
6thB62704503
7thB62744601
8thB62553403
9thB12632202
10thA11200
11thA60551501
12thB61081100
13thB62711100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2022

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2022: 8.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2022

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2022: 35.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2022

North Yorkshire recorded 877 collisions in 2022, and 9.7% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2022.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years