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Ryedale road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2021, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (99), and casualties rose from 136.

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 2021
111
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
172
Up 26% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2021

4.5% of collisions in Ryedale in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.5%
  • Serious2220%
  • Slight8476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.1%
  • Serious3118%
  • Slight13478%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2021 is highlighted, with 111, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 111
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday11 (9.9%)
  • Thursday19 (17%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday8 (7.2%)
  • Sunday21 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (6.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.4%)
  • February5 (4.5%)
  • March4 (3.6%)
  • April9 (8.1%)
  • May5 (4.5%)
  • June10 (9%)
  • July20 (18%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September15 (14%)
  • October7 (6.3%)
  • November10 (9%)
  • December8 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (82%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (5.4%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (5.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (72%)
  • Wet or damp25 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (24%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph72 (65%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (13%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (13%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7%)
  • 26 to 3521 (12%)
  • 36 to 4530 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (9.9%)
  • Over 7516 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (68%)
  • Passenger48 (28%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (67%)
  • Motorcycle20 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2021

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2021 and the 6 busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2021

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2021, with 7 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2021

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2021: 22, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64224525
2ndA170111512
3rdA16991502
4thB124891402
5thA1666801
6thB12576803
7thB13632400
8thB12531200

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2021

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2021: 6.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2021

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2021: 37.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2021

North Yorkshire recorded 1,012 collisions in 2021, and 11% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2021.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years