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Ryedale road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2018, and 206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (156), and casualties fell from 233.

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 2018
138
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
206
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2018

None of the collisions in Ryedale in 2018 were fatal and 29% were serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4029%
  • Slight9871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4622%
  • Slight16078%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2018 is highlighted, with 138, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 138
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday23 (17%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.5%)
  • February9 (6.5%)
  • March8 (5.8%)
  • April9 (6.5%)
  • May20 (14%)
  • June14 (10%)
  • July14 (10%)
  • August11 (8%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November9 (6.5%)
  • December6 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (69%)
  • Wet or damp36 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (29%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph83 (60%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant138 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (14%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4528 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.3%)
  • Over 7515 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (66%)
  • Passenger58 (28%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (67%)
  • Motorcycle27 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2018, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2018

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2018: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64223804
2ndA170162506
3rdB1248121602
4thA169101502
5thB125791203
6thB12492400
7thB12582601
8thB13632301
9thB12531201

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2018

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2018: 13.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2018

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2018: 56.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2018

North Yorkshire recorded 1,238 collisions in 2018, and 11% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years