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Ryedale road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1981, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1980 (227), and casualties fell from 346.

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 1981
191
Down 16% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
326
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
54% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1981

3.7% of collisions in Ryedale in 1981 were fatal and 54% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious10354%
  • Slight8142%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious15447%
  • Slight16450%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1981 is highlighted, with 191, down 16% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday18 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday18 (9.4%)
  • Thursday18 (9.4%)
  • Friday40 (21%)
  • Saturday32 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (25%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (8.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.4%)
  • February8 (4.2%)
  • March15 (7.9%)
  • April25 (13%)
  • May12 (6.3%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July19 (9.9%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September19 (9.9%)
  • October10 (5.2%)
  • November12 (6.3%)
  • December14 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (59%)
  • Wet or damp54 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (7.3%)
  • Snow10 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph25 (13%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph146 (76%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (19%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (31%)
  • 21 to 2534 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (48%)
  • Passenger150 (46%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (64%)
  • Motorcycle53 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Ryedale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1981

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1981: 51, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA645191223
2ndA1702752313
3rdA1692245011
4thB1257132308
5thB12489905
6thA1662302
7thB12492300
8thB12532201
9thB13632402

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1981

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1981: 14.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1981

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1981: 60.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1981

North Yorkshire recorded 2,699 collisions in 1981, and 7.1% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1981, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years