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Richmondshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 73 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2023, and 106 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2022 (85), and casualties fell from 117.

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 2023
73
Down 14% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
106
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2023

1.4% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2023 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.4%
  • Serious2636%
  • Slight4663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2725%
  • Slight7874%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 73, down 14% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 73
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (12%)
  • Tuesday8 (11%)
  • Wednesday7 (9.6%)
  • Thursday11 (15%)
  • Friday10 (14%)
  • Saturday12 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (5.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8.2%)
  • February5 (6.8%)
  • March2 (2.7%)
  • April8 (11%)
  • May11 (15%)
  • June2 (2.7%)
  • July7 (9.6%)
  • August7 (9.6%)
  • September11 (15%)
  • October6 (8.2%)
  • November4 (5.5%)
  • December4 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds59 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (75%)
  • Wet or damp17 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph16 (22%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph44 (60%)
  • 70 mph5 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway62 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant72 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (13%)
  • Van occupant7 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 209 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2517 (16%)
  • 26 to 3522 (21%)
  • 36 to 4514 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (16%)
  • 56 to 658 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (6.6%)
  • Over 756 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider70 (66%)
  • Passenger30 (28%)
  • Pedestrian6 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (71%)
  • Motorcycle15 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 and the 8 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 (8)

Accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2023

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, DL9 4SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2023, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2023: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6136101203
2ndA610891714
3rdA68471204
4thA1(M)4500
5thA663602
6thB61603302
7thA1672301
8thB12632301
9thB62552201
10thA60551200
11thB62741101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2023

Catterick Garrison had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2023: 5.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2023

DL10 and DL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2023, with 22 each.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2023

North Yorkshire recorded 1,129 collisions in 2023, and 6.5% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2023, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2023.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years