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North Yorkshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,159 road traffic collisions in North Yorkshire in 2025, and 1,530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 291 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2024 (1,043), and casualties rose from 1,441.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 100,304 collisions in North Yorkshire.

Collisions in 2025
1,159
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,530
Up 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
40
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
291
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North Yorkshire in 2025

3.5% of collisions in North Yorkshire in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.8% and 30% in North Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal403.5%
  • Serious29125%
  • Slight82871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.7%
  • Serious32121%
  • Slight1,16876%

North Yorkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Yorkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,045 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 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 in 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (13%)
  • Tuesday152 (13%)
  • Wednesday182 (16%)
  • Thursday177 (15%)
  • Friday185 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (13%)
  • Sunday169 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59253 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59300 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (7.7%)
  • February70 (6%)
  • March86 (7.4%)
  • April83 (7.2%)
  • May108 (9.3%)
  • June112 (9.7%)
  • July111 (9.6%)
  • August118 (10%)
  • September104 (9%)
  • October108 (9.3%)
  • November80 (6.9%)
  • December90 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight891 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting140 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,013 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry876 (76%)
  • Wet or damp254 (22%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph437 (38%)
  • 40 mph46 (4%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph574 (50%)
  • 70 mph60 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,017 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout57 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Yorkshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant841 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist235 (15%)
  • Pedestrian181 (12%)
  • Cyclist118 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant83 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider8 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20182 (12%)
  • 21 to 25130 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35218 (14%)
  • 36 to 45185 (12%)
  • 46 to 55193 (13%)
  • 56 to 65191 (12%)
  • 66 to 75161 (11%)
  • Over 75161 (11%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,042 (68%)
  • Passenger307 (20%)
  • Pedestrian181 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,300 (65%)
  • Motorcycle233 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes218 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Yorkshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Yorkshire had the 3rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
1st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Yorkshire in 2025

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Yorkshire in 2025, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A59 had the most collisions in North Yorkshire in 2025: 57, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Yorkshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59577929
2ndA194774310
3rdA64375038
4thA1(M)334826
5thA653240412
6thA1702835010
7thA61284117
8thA171263316
9thB6265243518
10thA63233605
11thA658204002
12thA684202429
13thA6108161713
14thA165151711
15thA661151805
16thA167131501
17thA168122023
18thB1257121703
19thA104191201
20thB616091006

Towns in North Yorkshire: crashes in 2025

Scarborough had the most collisions of any town in North Yorkshire in 2025: 78.

Postcode districts in North Yorkshire: crashes in 2025

YO8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Yorkshire in 2025: 79.

Former districts in North Yorkshire in 2025

North Yorkshire now covers 7 former district councils, abolished in April 2023. Of these, Harrogate had the most collisions in 2025: 298.

Latest crashes in North Yorkshire in 2025

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

Severity

North Yorkshire road accidents in other years