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Ryedale road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2001, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (287), and casualties fell from 459.

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 2001
279
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
439
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2001

3.9% of collisions in Ryedale in 2001 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.9%
  • Serious7527%
  • Slight19369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious10023%
  • Slight32774%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2001 is highlighted, with 279, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (20%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.9%)
  • February21 (7.5%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April12 (4.3%)
  • May22 (7.9%)
  • June22 (7.9%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August35 (13%)
  • September22 (7.9%)
  • October21 (7.5%)
  • November27 (9.7%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (5.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (61%)
  • Wet or damp83 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.7%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph74 (27%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph178 (64%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.2%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (10%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2054 (12%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (15%)
  • 56 to 6549 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 7524 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (59%)
  • Passenger150 (34%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (76%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2001

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2001, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2001

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2001: 60, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6460117320
2ndA1703970211
3rdA169203928
4thB1257203206
5thB1248141802
6thA1665502
7thB13635601
8thB12494404
9thB12532402
10thB12582201
11thA11110
12thA10391100
13thA10791301
14thA1741201

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2001

Malton and Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2001, with 12 each.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2001

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2001: 102.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2001

North Yorkshire recorded 2,477 collisions in 2001, and 11% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years