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Ryedale road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1983, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1982 (188), and casualties rose from 302.

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 1983
199
Up 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
304
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
53% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1983

2% of collisions in Ryedale in 1983 were fatal and 53% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious10653%
  • Slight8945%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious15451%
  • Slight14548%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1983 is highlighted, with 199, up 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (9%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (18%)
  • Sunday34 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.5%)
  • February11 (5.5%)
  • March12 (6%)
  • April10 (5%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September12 (6%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November19 (9.5%)
  • December14 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (58%)
  • Wet or damp70 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.5%)
  • Snow4 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (25%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph121 (61%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (23%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20111 (37%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3529 (9.5%)
  • 36 to 4533 (11%)
  • 46 to 5515 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (56%)
  • Passenger113 (37%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (63%)
  • Motorcycle68 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Ryedale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1983

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1983: 39, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA643981223
2ndA1702629012
3rdB12481921010
4thB1257192518
5thA169143007
6thB12494602
7thA1663510
8thB12532501
9thA1711200
10thB12581100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1983

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1983: 22.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1983

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1983: 86.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1983

North Yorkshire recorded 2,455 collisions in 1983, and 8.1% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1983, none were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years