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Ryedale road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1997, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1996 (325), and casualties fell from 505.

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 1997
261
Down 20% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
434
Down 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1997

2.3% of collisions in Ryedale in 1997 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious8533%
  • Slight17065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious12529%
  • Slight30270%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1997 is highlighted, with 261, down 20% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday25 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (18%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (18%)
  • Sunday35 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February18 (6.9%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April14 (5.4%)
  • May13 (5%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July23 (8.8%)
  • August34 (13%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October13 (5%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December24 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Fog or mist11 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (61%)
  • Wet or damp92 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (22%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph170 (65%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • 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 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (10%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (21%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6%)
  • Over 7516 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (56%)
  • Passenger169 (39%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (79%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1997: 70, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6470154326
2ndA170314307
3rdB1257273517
4thA169264109
5thB1248212607
6thB12494501
7thB12583501
8thA12371100
9thA1661201
10thA1711201
11thB12531100
12thB13631100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1997

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1997: 15.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1997

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1997: 101.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1997

North Yorkshire recorded 2,693 collisions in 1997, and 9.7% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years