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Hambleton (Wyre) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in Hambleton, Wyre, from 1979 to 2025, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
179
2,065th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
250
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
37
50 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hambleton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13777%

What the data shows

  • Hambleton had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 42 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Hambleton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hambleton, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Hambleton.

Where Hambleton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,065th
Most casualties
2,002nd
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph140 (78%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (15%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant158 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (14%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hambleton peaked at 11 in 2003; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202347
202222
202144
202033
201911
201859
201734
201611
201549
201458
201335
201278
201134
201034
200934
200833
200757
2006611
200534
200447
20031116
200269
200128
200056
199934
199846
199724
199644
1995812
199434
199334
199200
199144
199056
198922
198811
198744
198646
198555
198436
198367
198244
198199
198044
197949

Map of recent crashes in Hambleton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hambleton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hambleton

The 24 most recent collisions in Hambleton happened between 10 December 2016 and 23 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hambleton

Of the 179 collisions in Hambleton, 135 were on the A588.

Collisions in Hambleton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA588135188429

Council area for Hambleton

Hambleton is in Wyre, where police recorded 14,486 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hambleton accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Hambleton

All 179 collisions in Hambleton were in the FY6 postcode district.