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Ryedale road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2008, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2007 (214), and casualties fell from 323.

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 2008
169
Down 21% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
265
Down 18% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Ryedale in 2008 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4225%
  • Slight12473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5922%
  • Slight20276%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2008 is highlighted, with 169, down 21% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (18%)
  • Tuesday16 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (18%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.5%)
  • February12 (7.1%)
  • March9 (5.3%)
  • April9 (5.3%)
  • May14 (8.3%)
  • June15 (8.9%)
  • July14 (8.3%)
  • August10 (5.9%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December16 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other14 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (60%)
  • Wet or damp48 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (9.5%)
  • Snow4 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph34 (20%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph117 (69%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2518 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (23%)
  • 46 to 5540 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (67%)
  • Passenger78 (29%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (75%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2008, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2008

The A170 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2008: 32, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA170324109
2ndA64316017
3rdA169132607
4thB1257132205
5thB1248111302
6thB124961510
7thB125851110
8thB13633401
9thA1662302
10thB12531100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2008

Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2008: 10.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2008

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2008: 60.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2008

North Yorkshire recorded 1,908 collisions in 2008, and 8.9% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2008, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years