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Malton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 road traffic collisions in Malton, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 753 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 177 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
623
1,016th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
753
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
177
202 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Malton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious17728%
  • Slight44271%

What the data shows

  • Malton had 86 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 117 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Malton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 108 children under 16 were killed or injured in Malton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Malton.

Where Malton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,016th
Most casualties
1,051st
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
760th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday120 (19%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph562 (90%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph19 (3%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds512 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant285 (38%)
  • Pedestrian204 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (19%)
  • Cyclist95 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Malton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Malton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Malton peaked at 23 in 1999; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202457
20231011
202255
202167
202077
2019910
20181315
20171417
20161117
20151314
20141316
20131622
2012712
20111212
2010710
20091114
2008910
20071416
20061517
20051825
20042124
20031218
20021212
20011214
20001923
19992327
19981313
19971518
19962126
19951722
19941214
19931624
19921111
19911420
19902226
19892023
19882125
198700
19861111
19851415
19841112
19832224
19821722
19811416
19801417
19791826

Map of recent crashes in Malton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Malton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Malton

The 24 most recent collisions in Malton happened between 3 October 2022 and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Malton

The B1257 has the most collisions in Malton, 209 of 623 (34%), followed by the B1248 (146).

Collisions in Malton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1257209252253
2ndB1248146179141
3rdA64112214

Council area for Malton

Malton is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Malton accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Malton

All 623 collisions in Malton were in the YO17 postcode district.