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Ryedale road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 121 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2019, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2018 (138), and casualties fell from 206.

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 2019
121
Down 12% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
183
Down 11% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2019

4.1% of collisions in Ryedale in 2019 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.1%
  • Serious3529%
  • Slight8167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight13473%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2019 is highlighted, with 121, down 12% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 121
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (15%)
  • Thursday15 (12%)
  • Friday25 (21%)
  • Saturday12 (9.9%)
  • Sunday23 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (15%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.3%)
  • February6 (5%)
  • March15 (12%)
  • April18 (15%)
  • May8 (6.6%)
  • June11 (9.1%)
  • July15 (12%)
  • August10 (8.3%)
  • September9 (7.4%)
  • October8 (6.6%)
  • November8 (6.6%)
  • December3 (2.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (64%)
  • Wet or damp36 (30%)
  • Snow4 (3.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph22 (18%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (71%)
  • 70 mph8 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (13%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist11 (6%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2016 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 256 (3.3%)
  • 26 to 3541 (22%)
  • 36 to 4536 (20%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.5%)
  • Over 7512 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (64%)
  • Passenger51 (28%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (72%)
  • Motorcycle23 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2019

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2019 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2019

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2019, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2019

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2019: 25, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64255313
2ndA169121616
3rdB12579902
4thA1708910
5thB12486802
6thB124931000
7thB12583701
8thA1662301
9thB13632201
10thB12531100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2019

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2019: 9.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2019

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2019: 41.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2019

North Yorkshire recorded 1,024 collisions in 2019, and 12% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2019.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years