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Ryedale road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1984, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1983 (199), and casualties fell from 304.

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 1984
194
Down 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
291
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
6.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1984

6.2% of collisions in Ryedale in 1984 were fatal and 47% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal126.2%
  • Serious9147%
  • Slight9147%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal144.8%
  • Serious12844%
  • Slight14951%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1984 is highlighted, with 194, down 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (18%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (9.8%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.2%)
  • February13 (6.7%)
  • March10 (5.2%)
  • April18 (9.3%)
  • May18 (9.3%)
  • June17 (8.8%)
  • July18 (9.3%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September17 (8.8%)
  • October16 (8.2%)
  • November18 (9.3%)
  • December14 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (62%)
  • Wet or damp57 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.2%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (25%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph123 (63%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (5.2%)
  • 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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (16%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2079 (27%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (61%)
  • Passenger94 (32%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (67%)
  • Motorcycle47 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in Ryedale

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1984

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1984: 36, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA643663216
2ndA1702236211
3rdB1257222729
4thA169121706
5thB1248121314
6thA1666714
7thB12495802
8thB13632410
9thA591110
10thA651200
11thA6841101
12thB12581100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1984

Norton-on-Derwent and Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1984, with 13 each.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1984

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1984: 65.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1984

North Yorkshire recorded 2,421 collisions in 1984, and 8% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1984, 4 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years