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Ryedale road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1980, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1979 (210), and casualties rose from 324.

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 1980
227
Up 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
346
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
53% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1980

2.6% of collisions in Ryedale in 1980 were fatal and 53% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious12053%
  • Slight10144%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious16548%
  • Slight17551%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1980 is highlighted, with 227, up 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (7.9%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (21%)
  • Sunday46 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.7%)
  • February16 (7%)
  • March9 (4%)
  • April17 (7.5%)
  • May20 (8.8%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August22 (9.7%)
  • September27 (12%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November14 (6.2%)
  • December14 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (64%)
  • Wet or damp69 (30%)
  • Snow8 (3.5%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (26%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph99 (44%)
  • 70 mph59 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2099 (29%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3547 (14%)
  • 36 to 4526 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5519 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (56%)
  • Passenger119 (34%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (62%)
  • Motorcycle67 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Ryedale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1980

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1980: 55, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6455105433
2ndA1702636010
3rdB1248202418
4thA169162817
5thB12571418011
6thA1663601
7thA652402
8thB12491100
9thB12531101
10thB12581200

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1980

Norton-on-Derwent had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1980: 17.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1980

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1980: 93.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1980

North Yorkshire recorded 2,672 collisions in 1980, and 8.5% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1980.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years