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Ryedale road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2017, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (180), and casualties fell from 311.

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 2017
156
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
233
Down 25% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2017

5.1% of collisions in Ryedale in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal85.1%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight11372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.3%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight18379%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2017 is highlighted, with 156, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 156
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday37 (24%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.4%)
  • February13 (8.3%)
  • March12 (7.7%)
  • April8 (5.1%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July20 (13%)
  • August10 (6.4%)
  • September8 (5.1%)
  • October12 (7.7%)
  • November12 (7.7%)
  • December16 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (65%)
  • Wet or damp43 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (5.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph42 (27%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph93 (60%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (11%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4521 (9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (14%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.3%)
  • Over 7518 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (61%)
  • Passenger71 (30%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (69%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2017

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2017, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2017

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2017: 33, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64335847
2ndA170213029
3rdA169162514
4thB1257121802
5thB124881201
6thA1662400
7thB12492300
8thA1651100
9thB12581700

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2017

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2017: 14.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2017

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2017: 59.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2017

North Yorkshire recorded 1,432 collisions in 2017, and 11% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2017, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2017.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years