Ryton road traffic accidents
Ryton recorded 245 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 353 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 14% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 46
- Casualties
- 353
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 46
- Casualties
- 353
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ryton
Roads in Ryton
Postcode districts in Ryton
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Ryton
Road collision statistics for Ryton
Collisions recorded
245
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
353
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
46
19.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ryton
Collisions in Ryton are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.4% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.1% of recorded collisions in Ryton happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ryton have produced 353 casualties. Pedestrians account for 17.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 27 collisions, Monday 40 collisions, Tuesday 39 collisions, Wednesday 34 collisions, Thursday 45 collisions, Friday 39 collisions, Saturday 21 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 179 collisions, Darkness 66 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 233 collisions, Dual carriageway 11 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 179 collisions, 40 mph 19 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 31 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 207 collisions, Raining no high winds 23 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Other 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 199 casualties, Passenger 93 casualties, Pedestrian 61 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 5 of 245 accidents
Accident 199910K368799
SlightAccident 199910K348899
SlightAccident 199910K273399
SeriousAccident 199910K227299
SlightAccident 199910K053899
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ryton
How many road accidents have there been in Ryton?
245 collisions have been recorded in Ryton in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 353 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ryton were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 46 were serious — 19.6% of all recorded collisions in Ryton resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ryton?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Ryton, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ryton happen on?
95.1% of collisions in Ryton are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ryton?
Pedestrians make up 17.3% of the 353 casualties recorded in Ryton.
Is road safety in Ryton getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ryton rose 14% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Ryton come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Ryton cover 1999 to 2025.