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Ryedale road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2009, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2008 (169), and casualties rose from 265.

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 2009
184
Up 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
277
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2009

2.7% of collisions in Ryedale in 2009 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious5530%
  • Slight12467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious7326%
  • Slight19871%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2009 is highlighted, with 184, up 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday21 (11%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.2%)
  • February9 (4.9%)
  • March17 (9.2%)
  • April13 (7.1%)
  • May12 (6.5%)
  • June13 (7.1%)
  • July17 (9.2%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October18 (9.8%)
  • November6 (3.3%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (68%)
  • Wet or damp46 (25%)
  • Snow7 (3.8%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (21%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph120 (65%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (17%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (61%)
  • Passenger91 (33%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (77%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area and Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8DY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2009, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2009

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2009: 38, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA643868212
2ndA1702940111
3rdA169162304
4thB1248122715
5thB1257121303
6thB124971111
7thB12583401
8thA1662300
9thB13631500

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2009

Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2009: 12.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2009

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2009: 63.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2009

North Yorkshire recorded 1,862 collisions in 2009, and 9.9% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2009, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years