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Ryedale road accidents in 1987: crash statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1987, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1986 (205), and casualties rose from 310.

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 1987
226
Up 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
348
Up 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Ryedale in 1987 were fatal and 46% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious10446%
  • Slight11953%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious14542%
  • Slight20057%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1987 is highlighted, with 226, up 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday44 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.4%)
  • February17 (7.5%)
  • March11 (4.9%)
  • April14 (6.2%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June19 (8.4%)
  • July30 (13%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September18 (8%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November21 (9.3%)
  • December14 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (61%)
  • Wet or damp80 (35%)
  • Snow6 (2.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (34%)
  • 40 mph18 (8%)
  • 60 mph122 (54%)
  • 70 mph9 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (14%)
  • Cyclist31 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (24%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (10%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (56%)
  • Passenger131 (38%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (70%)
  • Motorcycle50 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1987

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1987: 33, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA643367222
2ndA1702336010
3rdB1248121206
4thB1257111606
5thA16992205
6thB136361305
7thA12374401
8thA1664401
9thA194402
10thA10362501
11thB12492201
12thA611100
13thA61361101
14thA631200
15thA651101

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1987

North Yorkshire recorded 2,584 collisions in 1987, and 8.7% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1987, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years