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Ryedale road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2002, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (279), and casualties fell from 439.

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 2002
266
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
422
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
12
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2002

4.5% of collisions in Ryedale in 2002 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.5%
  • Serious6926%
  • Slight18570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.1%
  • Serious9422%
  • Slight31575%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2002 is highlighted, with 266, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday30 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (9.8%)
  • Friday53 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (18%)
  • Sunday44 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.5%)
  • February12 (4.5%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April20 (7.5%)
  • May14 (5.3%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July21 (7.9%)
  • August39 (15%)
  • September20 (7.5%)
  • October18 (6.8%)
  • November21 (7.9%)
  • December24 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (6.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (59%)
  • Wet or damp89 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (21%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph184 (69%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (13%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3572 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (18%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (7.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (64%)
  • Passenger137 (32%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (70%)
  • Motorcycle51 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2002

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2002 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2002

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area and Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8DY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2002, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2002

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2002: 61, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6461108420
2ndA1704274213
3rdA169325117
4thB1248161711
5thB1257142713
6thA1665502
7thB12494504
8thB13634801
9thB12582300
10thA10361100
11thA12371101
12thA1711101
13thA6841100
14thB12531200

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2002

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2002: 12.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2002

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2002: 85.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2002

North Yorkshire recorded 2,536 collisions in 2002, and 10% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2002, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years