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Ryedale road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1988, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (226), and casualties rose from 348.

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 1988
240
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
384
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Ryedale in 1988 were fatal and 45% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious10945%
  • Slight12653%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious14036%
  • Slight23962%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1988 is highlighted, with 240, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (10%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (10%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.6%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March21 (8.8%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May28 (12%)
  • June15 (6.3%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August24 (10%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October19 (7.9%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (57%)
  • Wet or damp94 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (25%)
  • 40 mph12 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph157 (65%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (15%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2079 (21%)
  • 21 to 2567 (17%)
  • 26 to 3558 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5539 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (56%)
  • Passenger156 (41%)
  • Pedestrian14 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (68%)
  • Motorcycle55 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1988: 61, including 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA646199035
2ndA1703765017
3rdA1692350111
4thB1257213728
5thB1248131714
6thB12494602
7thA1661401
8thB12581100
9thB13631100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1988

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1988: 21.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1988

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1988: 81.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1988

North Yorkshire recorded 2,783 collisions in 1988, and 8.6% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1988, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years