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Ryedale road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1986, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (193), and casualties fell from 325.

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 1986
205
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
310
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1986

3.4% of collisions in Ryedale in 1986 were fatal and 43% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious8943%
  • Slight10953%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious13042%
  • Slight17356%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1986 is highlighted, with 205, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (8.8%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday40 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (18%)
  • Sunday34 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.8%)
  • February12 (5.9%)
  • March14 (6.8%)
  • April20 (9.8%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June19 (9.3%)
  • July18 (8.8%)
  • August20 (9.8%)
  • September14 (6.8%)
  • October9 (4.4%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December27 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (58%)
  • Wet or damp64 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.9%)
  • Snow7 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (20%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph137 (67%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (17%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (24%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3544 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (54%)
  • Passenger125 (40%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (68%)
  • Motorcycle51 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1986

Map of the last 6 crashes of 1986 in Ryedale

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

  • 6 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1986

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1986: 37, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA643766020
2ndA1703059215
3rdB1257172406
4thB1248142206
5thA169102105
6thA1664401
7thA194503
8thB12494501
9thA10792200
10thB13632301
11thB62552200
12thA10361101
13thA12371100
14thA1711201
15thA611100
16thA61081100
17thA651200
18thB12531101

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1986

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1986: 11.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1986

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1986: 72.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1986

North Yorkshire recorded 2,621 collisions in 1986, and 7.8% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1986, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1986.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years