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Ryedale road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1985, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (194), and casualties rose from 291.

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 1985
193
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
325
Up 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1985

4.1% of collisions in Ryedale in 1985 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious8544%
  • Slight10052%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious12940%
  • Slight18858%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1985 is highlighted, with 193, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday18 (9.3%)
  • Sunday37 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.7%)
  • February6 (3.1%)
  • March9 (4.7%)
  • April18 (9.3%)
  • May19 (9.8%)
  • June14 (7.3%)
  • July28 (15%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September26 (13%)
  • October16 (8.3%)
  • November16 (8.3%)
  • December10 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (17%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (61%)
  • Wet or damp61 (32%)
  • Snow8 (4.1%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (22%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph136 (70%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.1%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (18%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (21%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3540 (12%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.1%)
  • Over 7513 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (52%)
  • Passenger131 (40%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (64%)
  • Motorcycle54 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1985: 56, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6456121324
2ndA1702438013
3rdA169173116
4thB12488901
5thB125781102
6thA1663502
7thB12492411
8thB13632401
9thA11100
10thA1711101
11thA60551100
12thA651201
13thB12531101
14thB12581301
15thB61311101

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1985

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1985: 14.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1985

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1985: 69.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1985

North Yorkshire recorded 2,435 collisions in 1985, and 7.9% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1985, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years