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North Yorkshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100,304 road traffic collisions in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025, and 148,273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2,780 were fatal and 30,161 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1,159 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (1,043), and casualties rose from 1,441 to 1,530.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
100,304
4th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148,273
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
2,780
2.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
1,159
Up 11% on 2024

Crash severity in North Yorkshire

2.8% of collisions in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2,7802.8%
  • Serious30,16130%
  • Slight67,36367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3,1092.1%
  • Serious39,73327%
  • Slight105,43171%

North Yorkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Yorkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,045 in 1989. In 2025 there were 1,159, up 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1,159
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,1591,530
20241,0431,441
20231,1291,576
20228771,209
20211,0121,378
20209131,223
20191,0241,462
20181,2381,757
20171,4322,010
20161,5622,250
20151,6132,315
20141,5652,258
20131,6052,273
20121,6762,366
20111,5632,326
20101,6542,445
20091,8622,755
20081,9082,779
20072,1073,182
20062,0383,027
20052,1713,233
20042,4693,649
20032,4953,634
20022,5363,786
20012,4773,742
20002,5763,825
19992,6754,011
19982,7274,048
19972,6934,284
19962,7784,105
19952,8114,248
19942,8024,307
19932,7074,075
19922,6624,133
19912,7364,032
19902,9664,521
19893,0454,592
19882,7834,187
19872,5843,844
19862,6213,964
19852,4353,586
19842,4213,592
19832,4553,459
19822,7034,000
19812,6993,974
19802,6723,959
19792,6253,921

When and where crashes happen in North Yorkshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13,621 (14%)
  • Tuesday12,965 (13%)
  • Wednesday13,616 (14%)
  • Thursday14,002 (14%)
  • Friday16,505 (16%)
  • Saturday15,137 (15%)
  • Sunday14,458 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594,102 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,848 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911,234 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915,596 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919,289 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924,349 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914,903 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598,983 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January7,438 (7.4%)
  • February6,838 (6.8%)
  • March7,267 (7.2%)
  • April7,701 (7.7%)
  • May8,619 (8.6%)
  • June8,872 (8.8%)
  • July9,826 (9.8%)
  • August9,697 (9.7%)
  • September8,792 (8.8%)
  • October8,688 (8.7%)
  • November8,479 (8.5%)
  • December8,087 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74,086 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14,681 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,404 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown765 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit362 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78,542 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds11,733 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2,452 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1,996 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1,495 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1,118 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds433 (0.4%)
  • Other1,462 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1,073 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry62,842 (63%)
  • Wet or damp32,440 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3,060 (3.1%)
  • Snow1,372 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep301 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel84 (0.1%)
  • Mud51 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded154 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph14 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph414 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph36,716 (37%)
  • 40 mph4,658 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph613 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph47,616 (47%)
  • 70 mph10,267 (10%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85,423 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway9,597 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout3,007 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1,887 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded390 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Yorkshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94,145 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist19,614 (13%)
  • Pedestrian12,833 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist8,960 (6%)
  • Van occupant4,658 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2,745 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,436 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1,168 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant781 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant613 (0.4%)
  • Other313 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52,858 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104,536 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157,584 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2028,050 (19%)
  • 21 to 2519,149 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525,069 (17%)
  • 36 to 4519,552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5515,783 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511,699 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 757,910 (5.3%)
  • Over 755,871 (4%)
  • Not recorded212 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider90,572 (61%)
  • Passenger44,868 (30%)
  • Pedestrian12,833 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car129,875 (70%)
  • Motorcycle19,598 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10,049 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle9,538 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9,422 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach2,693 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2,029 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,037 (0.6%)
  • Minibus984 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle732 (0.4%)
  • Other210 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Yorkshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Yorkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Yorkshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Yorkshire had the 4th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham163,817215,9752,01227,906
2ndLeeds117,596160,2051,92420,015
3rdWestminster101,118114,79460415,288
4thNorth Yorkshire (this area)100,304148,2732,78030,161
5thGlasgow City95,217118,7181,38221,113
6thManchester93,482123,4841,07611,554
7thLiverpool90,801127,1521,04512,259

Accident hotspots in North Yorkshire

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Yorkshire, with 923 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in North Yorkshire with the most crashes

The A59 had the most collisions in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025: 5,452, including 143 fatal and 1,507 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Yorkshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA595,4528,6481431,507
2ndA644,8488,1511891,736
3rdA194,7137,7182171,492
4thA13,8386,5861631,135
5thA613,8275,615101896
6thA652,4414,095119749
7thA1702,4313,74384820
8thA1712,4053,94576831
9thA1652,0053,02141641
10thA6841,9432,98066663
11thB62651,7462,59758533
12thA61081,2141,75929392
13thA1671,2071,75537342
14thA1691,1351,89337427
15thA1(M)1,1041,75824194
16thA61361,0831,64315287
17thB12571,0531,53746384
18thA639871,44435280
19thA1689341,48346276
20thA6618951,35913197

Towns in North Yorkshire

Harrogate had the most collisions of any town in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025: 7,414.

Postcode districts in North Yorkshire

BD23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025: 6,291.

Former districts in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire now covers 7 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Harrogate had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 26,002.

Latest crashes in North Yorkshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Yorkshire, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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