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Ryedale road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1991, and 364 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1990 (266), and casualties fell from 419.

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 1991
236
Down 11% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
364
Down 13% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1991

2.5% of collisions in Ryedale in 1991 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious8737%
  • Slight14361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious12534%
  • Slight23364%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1991 is highlighted, with 236, down 11% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday33 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.4%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March11 (4.7%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May20 (8.5%)
  • June17 (7.2%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September20 (8.5%)
  • October20 (8.5%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December26 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (77%)
  • Fog or mist13 (5.5%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (61%)
  • Wet or damp75 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (25%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph150 (64%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (15%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (26%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (57%)
  • Passenger133 (37%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (72%)
  • Motorcycle55 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1991: 53, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA645392321
2ndA1703347010
3rdA1692747110
4thB1257202628
5thB1248182608
6thB136331003
7thB12492201
8thA10791100
9thA1661300
10thA191100
11thA6451101
12thB12581101

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1991

Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1991: 19.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1991

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1991: 80.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1991

North Yorkshire recorded 2,736 collisions in 1991, and 8.6% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1991, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years