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Ryedale road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 1999, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (269), and casualties rose from 388.

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 1999
258
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
392
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 1999

1.2% of collisions in Ryedale in 1999 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious7830%
  • Slight17769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious12331%
  • Slight26568%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 1999 is highlighted, with 258, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (10%)
  • Friday31 (12%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.2%)
  • February15 (5.8%)
  • March15 (5.8%)
  • April15 (5.8%)
  • May22 (8.5%)
  • June23 (8.9%)
  • July34 (13%)
  • August21 (8.1%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November22 (8.5%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (61%)
  • Wet or damp82 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Snow6 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (24%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph156 (60%)
  • 70 mph19 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (10%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (63%)
  • Passenger125 (32%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (73%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 1999: 53, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA645399118
2ndA170334108
3rdB1257263508
4thA169223309
5thB1248192805
6thB12493602
7thB12583300
8thA1662201
9thB13632301
10thA1711200
11thB12531100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 1999

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 1999: 23.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 1999

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 1999: 92.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1999

North Yorkshire recorded 2,675 collisions in 1999, and 9.6% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 1999, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1999.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years