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Richmondshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2024, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2023 (73), and casualties rose from 106.

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 2024
90
Up 23% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
132
Up 25% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2024

3.3% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2024 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.3%
  • Serious3033%
  • Slight5763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious3325%
  • Slight9673%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 90, up 23% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 90
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (10%)
  • Tuesday4 (4.4%)
  • Wednesday9 (10%)
  • Thursday16 (18%)
  • Friday18 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (20%)
  • Sunday16 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (3.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (30%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.6%)
  • February7 (7.8%)
  • March10 (11%)
  • April4 (4.4%)
  • May9 (10%)
  • June8 (8.9%)
  • July8 (8.9%)
  • August11 (12%)
  • September6 (6.7%)
  • October8 (8.9%)
  • November6 (6.7%)
  • December8 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (80%)
  • Wet or damp16 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph24 (27%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph46 (51%)
  • 70 mph9 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (15%)
  • Pedestrian13 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (3%)
  • 16 to 2010 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 257 (5.3%)
  • 26 to 3518 (14%)
  • 36 to 4520 (15%)
  • 46 to 5528 (21%)
  • 56 to 6516 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (9.8%)
  • Over 7510 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (67%)
  • Passenger30 (23%)
  • Pedestrian13 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car101 (69%)
  • Motorcycle21 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Leyburn & Middleham, North Yorkshire, DL8 5FD area and Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Richmondshire in 2024, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A6108 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2024: 11, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108111301
2ndA684101507
3rdA6691804
4thA61366802
5thA1(M)4510
6thB62553510
7thB62713401
8thA12310
9thA1672401
10thB12631101
11thB61601101
12thB62751200

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2024

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2024: 7.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2024

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2024: 33.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2024

North Yorkshire recorded 1,043 collisions in 2024, and 8.6% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2024.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years