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Ryedale road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2024, and 181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2023 (125), and casualties fell from 190.

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 2024
126
Up 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
181
Down 5% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2024

1.6% of collisions in Ryedale in 2024 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious4334%
  • Slight8164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4927%
  • Slight13072%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2024 is highlighted, with 126, up 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 126
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (17%)
  • Friday19 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (13%)
  • February8 (6.3%)
  • March7 (5.6%)
  • April11 (8.7%)
  • May11 (8.7%)
  • June13 (10%)
  • July12 (9.5%)
  • August9 (7.1%)
  • September5 (4%)
  • October10 (7.9%)
  • November8 (6.3%)
  • December16 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (84%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (4%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (73%)
  • Wet or damp28 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph31 (25%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph74 (59%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (21%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 257 (3.9%)
  • 26 to 3520 (11%)
  • 36 to 4529 (16%)
  • 46 to 5527 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (16%)
  • 66 to 7521 (12%)
  • Over 7515 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (70%)
  • Passenger40 (22%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (68%)
  • Motorcycle40 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 and the 6 busiest accident hotspots in Ryedale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

Accident hotspots in Ryedale in 2024

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2024, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2024

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2024: 25, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA642540010
2ndA170182816
3rdB1248101213
4thB125781304
5thA1696602
6thA1661100
7thA1671100
8thB12491100
9thB12581100
10thB13631200

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2024

Norton-on-Derwent and Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2024, with 6 each.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2024

YO17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2024: 43.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2024

North Yorkshire recorded 1,043 collisions in 2024, and 12% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years