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Ryedale road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2022, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2021 (111), and casualties fell from 172.

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 2022
112
Up 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
156
Down 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2022

6.3% of collisions in Ryedale in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal76.3%
  • Serious3128%
  • Slight7466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.5%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight11473%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2022 is highlighted, with 112, up 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 112
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday11 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday9 (8%)
  • Saturday22 (20%)
  • Sunday27 (24%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.3%)
  • February6 (5.4%)
  • March8 (7.1%)
  • April13 (12%)
  • May13 (12%)
  • June10 (8.9%)
  • July15 (13%)
  • August3 (2.7%)
  • September11 (9.8%)
  • October11 (9.8%)
  • November6 (5.4%)
  • December9 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (75%)
  • Wet or damp22 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph31 (28%)
  • 40 mph13 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph65 (58%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (19%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 207 (4.5%)
  • 21 to 2516 (10%)
  • 26 to 3528 (18%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (17%)
  • 56 to 6527 (17%)
  • 66 to 7516 (10%)
  • Over 757 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (66%)
  • Passenger44 (28%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car126 (65%)
  • Motorcycle33 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2022

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2022 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2022

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2022, with 6 collisions.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2022

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2022: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64203805
2ndA170152224
3rdB1248131612
4thA16991304
5thB12576702
6thA1662201
7thB12492300
8thB12532310
9thB12581100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2022

Norton-on-Derwent had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2022: 7.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2022

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2022: 46.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2022

North Yorkshire recorded 877 collisions in 2022, and 13% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years