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Ryedale road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2015, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (154), and casualties fell from 229.

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 2015
150
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
224
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2015

3.3% of collisions in Ryedale in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight11375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight17980%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2015 is highlighted, with 150, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 150
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (7.3%)
  • Wednesday29 (19%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday16 (11%)
  • Saturday32 (21%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February7 (4.7%)
  • March12 (8%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June13 (8.7%)
  • July19 (13%)
  • August14 (9.3%)
  • September13 (8.7%)
  • October8 (5.3%)
  • November10 (6.7%)
  • December8 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (5.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (73%)
  • Wet or damp34 (23%)
  • Snow4 (2.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (25%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph102 (68%)
  • 70 mph3 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (15%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3546 (21%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (66%)
  • Passenger59 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (66%)
  • Motorcycle36 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 and the 6 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 (6)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2015

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2015, with 15 collisions.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2015

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2015: 33, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64335417
2ndA170212915
3rdA169203106
4thB124881001
5thB12576811
6thA1663810
7thB12582300
8thB12531701
9thB13631100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2015

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2015: 13.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2015

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2015: 54.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2015

North Yorkshire recorded 1,613 collisions in 2015, and 9.3% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years