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Ryedale road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2016, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2015 (150), and casualties rose from 224.

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 2016
180
Up 20% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
311
Up 39% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2016

2.8% of collisions in Ryedale in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26485%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2016 is highlighted, with 180, up 20% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (3.9%)
  • February17 (9.4%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April18 (10%)
  • May12 (6.7%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October18 (10%)
  • November3 (1.7%)
  • December10 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (70%)
  • Wet or damp41 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5%)
  • Snow4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (25%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph122 (68%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (10%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3544 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (15%)
  • 56 to 6545 (14%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.1%)
  • Over 7525 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (61%)
  • Passenger108 (35%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (74%)
  • Motorcycle35 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2016

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2016, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2016

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2016: 37, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64377514
2ndA170294904
3rdA169244526
4thB1257131707
5thB1248121704
6thA1661400
7thB12491100
8thB12531100
9thB12581100
10thB13631100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2016

Malton and Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2016, with 11 each.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2016

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2016: 72.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2016

North Yorkshire recorded 1,562 collisions in 2016, and 12% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2016, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years