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Ryedale road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2012, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2011 (142), and casualties rose from 191.

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 2012
163
Up 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
241
Up 26% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Ryedale in 2012 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious5333%
  • Slight10866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6427%
  • Slight17573%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2012 is highlighted, with 163, up 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 163
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday16 (9.8%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.2%)
  • February9 (5.5%)
  • March13 (8%)
  • April16 (9.8%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June12 (7.4%)
  • July15 (9.2%)
  • August16 (9.8%)
  • September9 (5.5%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November11 (6.7%)
  • December8 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (61%)
  • Wet or damp52 (32%)
  • Snow7 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph40 (25%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph110 (67%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (14%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2536 (15%)
  • 26 to 3534 (14%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8.3%)
  • Over 7515 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (64%)
  • Passenger73 (30%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (68%)
  • Motorcycle32 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2012, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2012

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2012: 35, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA643557112
2ndA170294109
3rdB1248121702
4thA169111711
5thB12577804
6thA1662400
7thB12532301
8thB12582200
9thB13632200
10thB12491101

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2012

Norton-on-Derwent had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2012: 10.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2012

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2012: 57.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2012

North Yorkshire recorded 1,676 collisions in 2012, and 9.7% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years