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Ryedale road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1990, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (259), and casualties rose from 396.

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 1990
266
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
419
Up 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1990

5.3% of collisions in Ryedale in 1990 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal145.3%
  • Serious10439%
  • Slight14856%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious16339%
  • Slight24158%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1990 is highlighted, with 266, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.1%)
  • February10 (3.8%)
  • March21 (7.9%)
  • April25 (9.4%)
  • May23 (8.6%)
  • June17 (6.4%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August35 (13%)
  • September18 (6.8%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November14 (5.3%)
  • December23 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (66%)
  • Wet or damp81 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (26%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph168 (63%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (13%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2087 (21%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.7%)
  • Over 7519 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (55%)
  • Passenger158 (38%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (68%)
  • Motorcycle58 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.5%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1990: 67, including 7 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6467127730
2ndA1703870412
3rdB12482534112
4thB1257223006
5thA169214216
6thA1663302
7thB12493402
8thB13633302
9thB12582302
10thA191101
11thA651210
12thB12531100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1990

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1990: 22.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1990

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1990: 106.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1990

North Yorkshire recorded 2,966 collisions in 1990, and 9% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1990, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years