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Ryedale road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1979, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 9,790 collisions in Ryedale.

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

Collisions in 1979
210
Casualties in 1979
324
Fatal collisions
10
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1979

4.8% of collisions in Ryedale in 1979 were fatal and 45% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.8%
  • Serious9445%
  • Slight10650%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious13040%
  • Slight18156%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1979 is highlighted, with 210.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday43 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.7%)
  • February9 (4.3%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April10 (4.8%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September19 (9%)
  • October20 (9.5%)
  • November18 (8.6%)
  • December17 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (61%)
  • Wet or damp45 (21%)
  • Frost or ice20 (9.5%)
  • Snow15 (7.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (24%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph147 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2095 (29%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3557 (18%)
  • 36 to 4527 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5529 (9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (57%)
  • Passenger114 (35%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (61%)
  • Motorcycle58 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Ryedale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1979

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1979: 61, including 5 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA646198528
2ndA1703154215
3rdA169223819
4thB1248222617
5thB1257121412
6thA1663402
7thB12492501
8thB13631301

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1979

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1979: 18.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1979

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1979: 93.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1979

North Yorkshire recorded 2,625 collisions in 1979, and 8% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1979, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years