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Ryedale road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2004, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (281), and casualties fell from 431.

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 2004
272
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
408
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2004

3.7% of collisions in Ryedale in 2004 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.7%
  • Serious8029%
  • Slight18267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious10826%
  • Slight29071%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2004 is highlighted, with 272, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (8.8%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.8%)
  • February26 (9.6%)
  • March29 (11%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May21 (7.7%)
  • June20 (7.4%)
  • July24 (8.8%)
  • August27 (9.9%)
  • September22 (8.1%)
  • October20 (7.4%)
  • November16 (5.9%)
  • December24 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (57%)
  • Wet or damp102 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (26%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph172 (63%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (15%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3575 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (12%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.9%)
  • Over 7524 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (60%)
  • Passenger126 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (74%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2004

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2004, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2004

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2004: 48, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA644884115
2ndA1703656410
3rdB1257274149
4thB1248172105
5thA169152203
6thA10793400
7thA12372400
8thA1662401
9thA192301
10thA10361100
11thA171700
12thA1711101
13thB12281200
14thB12471100
15thB12491100
16thB12531100
17thM181100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2004

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2004: 21.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2004

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2004: 93.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2004

North Yorkshire recorded 2,469 collisions in 2004, and 11% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2004, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years