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Ryedale road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2005, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2004 (272), and casualties fell from 408.

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 2005
218
Down 20% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
335
Down 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2005

4.1% of collisions in Ryedale in 2005 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.1%
  • Serious5927%
  • Slight15069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious8425%
  • Slight24272%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2005 is highlighted, with 218, down 20% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (9.2%)
  • Thursday22 (10%)
  • Friday48 (22%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6%)
  • February15 (6.9%)
  • March13 (6%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May24 (11%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July21 (9.6%)
  • August16 (7.3%)
  • September13 (6%)
  • October20 (9.2%)
  • November21 (9.6%)
  • December15 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (71%)
  • Wet or damp55 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (28%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph132 (61%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (12%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (21%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (60%)
  • Passenger109 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (75%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2005, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2005

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2005: 49, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA644992311
2ndA1703042212
3rdA169274619
4thB1257192714
5thB1248121202
6thB12583700
7thA1661410
8thA1711100
9thA651200
10thB12491100
11thB12531100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2005

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2005: 18.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2005

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2005: 86.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2005

North Yorkshire recorded 2,171 collisions in 2005, and 10% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years