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Ryedale road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1989, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (240), and casualties rose from 384.

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 1989
259
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
396
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1989

3.1% of collisions in Ryedale in 1989 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious10942%
  • Slight14255%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious16542%
  • Slight22156%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1989 is highlighted, with 259, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (10%)
  • Wednesday25 (9.7%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.2%)
  • February15 (5.8%)
  • March17 (6.6%)
  • April22 (8.5%)
  • May30 (12%)
  • June20 (7.7%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August23 (8.9%)
  • September19 (7.3%)
  • October23 (8.9%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December14 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (68%)
  • Wet or damp76 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (22%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph163 (63%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (18%)
  • 21 to 2558 (15%)
  • 26 to 3547 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7530 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (56%)
  • Passenger148 (37%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Ryedale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 1989

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1989: 61, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6461113329
2ndA170426717
3rdB12482029014
4thA169192929
5thB1257151805
6thA1664512
7thB12494803
8thA10361200
9thA10791100
10thB13631701

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1989

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1989: 20.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1989

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1989: 95.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1989

North Yorkshire recorded 3,045 collisions in 1989, and 8.5% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1989, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years