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Ryedale road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 125 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2023, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2022 (112), and casualties rose from 156.

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 2023
125
Up 12% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
190
Up 22% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2023

2.4% of collisions in Ryedale in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious3125%
  • Slight9173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight15179%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2023 is highlighted, with 125, up 12% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 125
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday21 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (9.6%)
  • Sunday23 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (6.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.4%)
  • February6 (4.8%)
  • March11 (8.8%)
  • April9 (7.2%)
  • May14 (11%)
  • June15 (12%)
  • July12 (9.6%)
  • August12 (9.6%)
  • September7 (5.6%)
  • October12 (9.6%)
  • November12 (9.6%)
  • December7 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (69%)
  • Wet or damp31 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph42 (34%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph64 (51%)
  • 70 mph5 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (15%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2020 (11%)
  • 21 to 2511 (5.8%)
  • 26 to 3527 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (10%)
  • 46 to 5530 (16%)
  • 56 to 6535 (18%)
  • 66 to 7518 (9.5%)
  • Over 7514 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (62%)
  • Passenger58 (31%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (68%)
  • Motorcycle28 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 and the 7 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 (7)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2023

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2023, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2023

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2023: 22, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64225204
2ndA170132414
3rdB1257101502
4thB12487701
5thA1693702
6thB12492200
7thB13632210
8thA1661100
9thA191101
10thB12581100

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2023

Malton had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2023: 10.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2023

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2023: 39.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2023

North Yorkshire recorded 1,129 collisions in 2023, and 11% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2023, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2023.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years