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Ryedale road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2006, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (218), and casualties fell from 335.

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 2006
206
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
321
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2006

2.4% of collisions in Ryedale in 2006 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious7034%
  • Slight13164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious9530%
  • Slight22169%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2006 is highlighted, with 206, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday22 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (3.9%)
  • February14 (6.8%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April16 (7.8%)
  • May13 (6.3%)
  • June20 (9.7%)
  • July25 (12%)
  • August19 (9.2%)
  • September19 (9.2%)
  • October17 (8.3%)
  • November20 (9.7%)
  • December18 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (67%)
  • Wet or damp61 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph43 (21%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph146 (71%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (17%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.9%)
  • Over 7520 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (62%)
  • Passenger101 (31%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (78%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2006, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2006

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2006: 48, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA644881216
2ndA169244017
3rdB1257242517
4thA170204219
5thB1248101405
6thB12583300
7thB12532702
8thB13632402
9thA1661100
10thB12491201

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2006

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2006: 15.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2006

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2006: 90.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2006

North Yorkshire recorded 2,038 collisions in 2006, and 10% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2006, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2006.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years