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DL10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,551 road traffic collisions in the DL10 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 87 were fatal and 1,009 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,551
1,062nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,310
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
87
100 people killed
Serious collisions
1,009
1,329 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DL10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal872.5%
  • Serious1,00928%
  • Slight2,45569%

What the data shows

  • DL10 had 376 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 740 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in DL10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 473 children under 16 were killed or injured in DL10, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in DL10.

Where DL10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,062nd
Most casualties
892nd
Most fatal collisions
421st
Most serious collisions
384th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday475 (13%)
  • Tuesday455 (13%)
  • Wednesday474 (13%)
  • Thursday482 (14%)
  • Friday618 (17%)
  • Saturday557 (16%)
  • Sunday490 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,587 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting641 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,391 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway938 (26%)
  • Roundabout164 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (1%)
  • 30 mph958 (27%)
  • 40 mph152 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph100 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph1,338 (38%)
  • 70 mph966 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,661 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds434 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds115 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist103 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.3%)
  • Other68 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,648 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist463 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian403 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)217 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant180 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist179 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant56 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant45 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DL10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DL10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DL10 peaked at 124 in 2000; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253340
20243351
20232232
20223554
20213859
20203649
20193653
20183340
20175271
20165890
201567103
20146194
201370102
20126189
20116599
20105986
200984134
200896150
200797142
200680113
2005110175
200485128
200376110
200289128
200187134
2000124185
1999112165
1998121173
1997122181
1996109179
199599147
1994108159
199390152
1992100146
199196139
1990111170
1989111177
198892141
198711
19865889
19855471
19845990
19836678
198299155
198192129
198081120
197983137

Map of recent crashes in DL10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DL10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DL10

The 24 most recent collisions in DL10 happened between 9 May and 7 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DL10

The A1 has the most collisions in DL10, 734 of 3,551 (21%), followed by the A6136 (486).

Collisions in DL10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17341,19627195
2ndA61364867397147
3rdA61084586249147
4thA663205862197
5thB6271231345672
6thA1(M)166277637
7thB6274121164233
8thB126385126134
9thB62753141013
10thA6055132413
11thA66(M)5503
12thB613651012
13thB61084400

Council area for DL10

DL10 is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DL10 accounts for 3.5% of them.

Towns in DL10

Collisions in DL10 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Richmond (685) and Brompton-on-Swale (168).