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Ryedale road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1982, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (191), and casualties fell from 326.

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 1982
188
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
302
Down 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
53% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1982

4.3% of collisions in Ryedale in 1982 were fatal and 53% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.3%
  • Serious10053%
  • Slight8043%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious13645%
  • Slight15752%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1982 is highlighted, with 188, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday13 (6.9%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.4%)
  • February13 (6.9%)
  • March17 (9%)
  • April19 (10%)
  • May15 (8%)
  • June16 (8.5%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August15 (8%)
  • September15 (8%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November14 (7.4%)
  • December14 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (63%)
  • Wet or damp51 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (6.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (25%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph115 (61%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7%)
  • Van occupant19 (6.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (5%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (31%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (53%)
  • Passenger120 (40%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (60%)
  • Motorcycle64 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Ryedale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1982

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1982: 41, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA644188523
2ndA1703245114
3rdB1257162205
4thB1248141715
5thA169112606
6thB12493602
7thA1711200
8thB12531101
9thB12581101
10thB13631401

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1982

Malton and Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1982, with 17 each.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1982

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1982: 77.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1982

North Yorkshire recorded 2,703 collisions in 1982, and 7% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years