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Ryedale road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1996, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1995 (400), and casualties fell from 619.

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 1996
325
Down 19% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
505
Down 18% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1996

3.1% of collisions in Ryedale in 1996 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious8927%
  • Slight22670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious13226%
  • Slight35971%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1996 is highlighted, with 325, down 19% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.5%)
  • February25 (7.7%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April25 (7.7%)
  • May22 (6.8%)
  • June31 (9.5%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August29 (8.9%)
  • September20 (6.2%)
  • October22 (6.8%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (58%)
  • Wet or damp85 (26%)
  • Frost or ice36 (11%)
  • Snow14 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph77 (24%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph194 (60%)
  • 70 mph26 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (20%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (60%)
  • Passenger175 (35%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (76%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1996: 75, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6475136225
2ndA170295019
3rdB1257223209
4thA169213215
5thB1248172407
6thA1237152001
7thA16681621
8thA10366802
9thB13634600
10thA10792200
11thB12492200
12thB12532200
13thB12582401
14thA11401
15thB12551100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1996

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1996: 21.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1996

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1996: 105.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1996

North Yorkshire recorded 2,778 collisions in 1996, and 12% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1996, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years