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Richmondshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 2025, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2024 (90), and casualties fell from 132.

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 2025
104
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
129
Down 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 2025

3.8% of collisions in Richmondshire in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.8%
  • Serious3332%
  • Slight6764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious3426%
  • Slight9171%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 104, up 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 104
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday10 (9.6%)
  • Friday17 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.8%)
  • February7 (6.7%)
  • March7 (6.7%)
  • April9 (8.7%)
  • May9 (8.7%)
  • June16 (15%)
  • July12 (12%)
  • August7 (6.7%)
  • September6 (5.8%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November9 (8.7%)
  • December5 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (70%)
  • Wet or damp27 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph29 (28%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph58 (56%)
  • 70 mph10 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (7%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2018 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (12%)
  • 26 to 3522 (17%)
  • 36 to 4510 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5513 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (9.3%)
  • Over 7515 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider91 (71%)
  • Passenger26 (20%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car102 (62%)
  • Motorcycle21 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.9%)
  • Minibus2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Scotton & Lower Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, DL9 4SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmondshire in 2025, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A684 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 2025: 14, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA684141626
2ndA1(M)91404
3rdA61089911
4thA61367813
5thB61604504
6thB62554502
7thA663500
8thB62703402
9thB62713400
10thA60552200
11thB62752201
12thA60181100
13thB12631101

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 2025

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 2025: 8.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 2025

DL8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 2025: 43.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2025

North Yorkshire recorded 1,159 collisions in 2025, and 9% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 2025, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 13 December 2025.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years