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Ryedale road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1998, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (261), and casualties fell from 434.

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 1998
269
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
388
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1998

3% of collisions in Ryedale in 1998 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious7628%
  • Slight18569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious10427%
  • Slight27671%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1998 is highlighted, with 269, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (19%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (10%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday24 (8.9%)
  • Sunday50 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.2%)
  • February22 (8.2%)
  • March11 (4.1%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June20 (7.4%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October23 (8.6%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December11 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (64%)
  • Wet or damp85 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (25%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph175 (65%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • 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 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8.2%)
  • Over 7518 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (65%)
  • Passenger110 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (72%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1998: 52, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA645297212
2ndA170345439
3rdA169192406
4thB1257182417
5thB1248171704
6thB124981002
7thB13633611
8thA1662301
9thB12582201
10thA191100
11thB12381101
12thB12531100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1998

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1998: 13.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1998

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1998: 97.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1998

North Yorkshire recorded 2,727 collisions in 1998, and 9.9% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years