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Ryedale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,790 road traffic collisions in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025, and 15,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 317 were fatal and 3,355 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 118 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (126), and casualties fell from 181 to 163.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,790
Casualties
15,134
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
317
3.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
118
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Ryedale

3.2% of collisions in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3173.2%
  • Serious3,35534%
  • Slight6,11862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3562.4%
  • Serious4,67931%
  • Slight10,09967%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. In 2025 there were 118, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 118
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025118163
2024126181
2023125190
2022112156
2021111172
202099136
2019121183
2018138206
2017156233
2016180311
2015150224
2014154229
2013171269
2012163241
2011142191
2010158260
2009184277
2008169265
2007214323
2006206321
2005218335
2004272408
2003281431
2002266422
2001279439
2000287459
1999258392
1998269388
1997261434
1996325505
1995400619
1994372582
1993257415
1992214335
1991236364
1990266419
1989259396
1988240384
1987226348
1986205310
1985193325
1984194291
1983199304
1982188302
1981191326
1980227346
1979210324

When and where crashes happen in Ryedale

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,369 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,152 (12%)
  • Wednesday1,252 (13%)
  • Thursday1,307 (13%)
  • Friday1,593 (16%)
  • Saturday1,487 (15%)
  • Sunday1,630 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59332 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59172 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,096 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,655 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,412 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,408 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59740 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January679 (6.9%)
  • February631 (6.4%)
  • March692 (7.1%)
  • April798 (8.2%)
  • May848 (8.7%)
  • June877 (9%)
  • July1,032 (11%)
  • August1,013 (10%)
  • September851 (8.7%)
  • October815 (8.3%)
  • November768 (7.8%)
  • December786 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,510 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,544 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit630 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown79 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,668 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,008 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds222 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds196 (2%)
  • Fog or mist186 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds161 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds52 (0.5%)
  • Other177 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded120 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,175 (63%)
  • Wet or damp2,940 (30%)
  • Frost or ice385 (3.9%)
  • Snow206 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep42 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (0.1%)
  • Mud8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph18 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,409 (25%)
  • 40 mph591 (6%)
  • 50 mph31 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph6,049 (62%)
  • 70 mph691 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,994 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway564 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout145 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Ryedale

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,271 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist2,008 (13%)
  • Pedestrian963 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist755 (5%)
  • Van occupant461 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)245 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant163 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant93 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant91 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (0.3%)
  • Other36 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5311 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10502 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15714 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 202,577 (17%)
  • 21 to 251,754 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,537 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,045 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,700 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,415 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 75908 (6%)
  • Over 75658 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,039 (60%)
  • Passenger5,132 (34%)
  • Pedestrian963 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,070 (71%)
  • Motorcycle1,968 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes935 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes894 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle818 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle249 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach205 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle109 (0.6%)
  • Minibus89 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Ryedale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale, with 308 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025: 2,096, including 95 fatal and 756 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA642,0963,85695756
2ndA1701,2812,02055436
3rdA1697881,34225295
4thB12577221,02328246
5thB124866385618218
6thB1249149248668
7thA166124203937
8thB1363106176542
9thB125868110117
10thA1237649204
11thB12533861114
12thA193141015
13thA1079182315
14thA1036162505
15thA17191405
16thA6591614
17thA15911
18thA613300
19thB12473500
20thA10392200

Towns in Ryedale

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025: 623.

Postcode districts in Ryedale

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025: 3,351.

North Yorkshire and its former districts

North Yorkshire recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 9.8% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale

Of the latest 24 crashes in Ryedale, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity