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Ryedale road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2020, and 136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2019 (121), and casualties fell from 183.

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 2020
99
Down 18% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
136
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2020

5.1% of collisions in Ryedale in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal55.1%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.7%
  • Serious3022%
  • Slight10174%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2020 is highlighted, with 99, down 18% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 99
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (12%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday10 (10%)
  • Thursday18 (18%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.1%)
  • February6 (6.1%)
  • March12 (12%)
  • April5 (5.1%)
  • May8 (8.1%)
  • June5 (5.1%)
  • July9 (9.1%)
  • August14 (14%)
  • September16 (16%)
  • October8 (8.1%)
  • November4 (4%)
  • December7 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (72%)
  • Wet or damp27 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph19 (19%)
  • 40 mph7 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph67 (68%)
  • 70 mph4 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant82 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (15%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (6.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2519 (14%)
  • 26 to 3525 (18%)
  • 36 to 4517 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (15%)
  • 66 to 7515 (11%)
  • Over 751 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (65%)
  • Passenger35 (26%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car100 (62%)
  • Motorcycle21 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 5 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 (5)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2020

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2020, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2020

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2020: 19, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64192503
2ndA16991402
3rdA17081804
4thB124881011
5thA1664511
6thB12573302
7thB12491100
8thB13631201

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2020

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2020: 7.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2020

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2020: 37.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2020

North Yorkshire recorded 913 collisions in 2020, and 11% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2020, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2020.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years