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Ryedale road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Ryedale in 2025, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (126), and casualties fell from 181.

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 2025
118
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
163
Down 10% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ryedale in 2025

5.9% of collisions in Ryedale in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.2% and 34% in Ryedale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75.9%
  • Serious3328%
  • Slight7866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.3%
  • Serious3924%
  • Slight11772%

Ryedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ryedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 400 in 1995. 2025 is highlighted, with 118, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 118
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday14 (12%)
  • Saturday21 (18%)
  • Sunday19 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.8%)
  • February10 (8.5%)
  • March2 (1.7%)
  • April12 (10%)
  • May9 (7.6%)
  • June11 (9.3%)
  • July9 (7.6%)
  • August12 (10%)
  • September16 (14%)
  • October15 (13%)
  • November7 (5.9%)
  • December7 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (74%)
  • Wet or damp27 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph31 (26%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph68 (58%)
  • 70 mph8 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ryedale in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (20%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (12%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3522 (13%)
  • 36 to 4522 (13%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (13%)
  • 66 to 7521 (13%)
  • Over 7516 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (69%)
  • Passenger40 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car122 (59%)
  • Motorcycle33 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ryedale in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ryedale in 2025, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ryedale with the most crashes in 2025

The A64 had the most collisions in Ryedale in 2025: 18, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ryedale, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64182734
2ndA170162306
3rdB12578903
4thB12487821
5thA16941002
6thA1663400
7thB12493402
8thB12531100
9thB12581300
10thB13631500

Towns in Ryedale: crashes in 2025

Pickering had the most collisions of any town in Ryedale in 2025: 8.

Postcode districts in Ryedale: crashes in 2025

YO62 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ryedale in 2025: 32.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2025

North Yorkshire recorded 1,159 collisions in 2025, and 10% of them were in the old Ryedale district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Ryedale in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Ryedale in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Ryedale road accidents in other years