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Ryedale road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2003, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (266), and casualties rose from 422.

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 2003
281
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
431
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2003

3.2% of collisions in Ryedale in 2003 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious8831%
  • Slight18465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious11627%
  • Slight30671%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2003 is highlighted, with 281, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (11%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (11%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.6%)
  • February18 (6.4%)
  • March19 (6.8%)
  • April22 (7.8%)
  • May18 (6.4%)
  • June23 (8.2%)
  • July25 (8.9%)
  • August36 (13%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October21 (7.5%)
  • November18 (6.4%)
  • December22 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (64%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (2.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (23%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph188 (67%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (17%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist13 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (62%)
  • Passenger143 (33%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (68%)
  • Motorcycle70 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2003

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2003 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2003

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2003, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2003

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2003: 59, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6459103223
2ndA1704264113
3rdB1257223619
4thB1248182116
5thA169172815
6thB13636811
7thB12584601
8thA1663300
9thB12492802
10thA10791100
11thA191100
12thA6141301
13thA651100
14thB12471300
15thB12531101

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2003

Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2003: 13.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2003

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2003: 84.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2003

North Yorkshire recorded 2,495 collisions in 2003, and 11% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2003, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years