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York road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23,090 road traffic collisions in York from 1979 to 2025, and 28,497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 248 were fatal and 4,740 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 313 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (304), and casualties fell from 372 to 368.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
23,090
138th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28,497
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
248
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
313
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in York

1.1% of collisions in York from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2481.1%
  • Serious4,74021%
  • Slight18,10278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2690.9%
  • Serious5,37719%
  • Slight22,85180%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. In 2025 there were 313, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 313
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025313368
2024304372
2023314365
2022297357
2021299356
2020267326
2019352433
2018382471
2017424499
2016481548
2015449549
2014471583
2013420521
2012424524
2011434552
2010451559
2009484617
2008459600
2007503677
2006574751
2005559752
2004620837
2003643833
2002682849
2001665891
2000565752
1999650836
1998551731
1997622804
1996496618
1995383431
1994354427
1993371453
1992386467
1991430517
1990439517
1989576678
1988654767
1987562664
1986626739
1985602705
1984614709
1983618718
1982561684
1981530640
1980585680
1979644770

When and where crashes happen in York

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,310 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,414 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,504 (15%)
  • Thursday3,592 (16%)
  • Friday3,914 (17%)
  • Saturday3,146 (14%)
  • Sunday2,210 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59754 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59238 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,812 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,389 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,263 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,748 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,724 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,162 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,803 (7.8%)
  • February1,711 (7.4%)
  • March1,788 (7.7%)
  • April1,717 (7.4%)
  • May1,910 (8.3%)
  • June1,856 (8%)
  • July1,972 (8.5%)
  • August1,897 (8.2%)
  • September1,955 (8.5%)
  • October2,249 (9.7%)
  • November2,254 (9.8%)
  • December1,978 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,739 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,218 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting769 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown253 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit110 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,751 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,598 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds346 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds292 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds164 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist162 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds36 (0.2%)
  • Other265 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded476 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,758 (68%)
  • Wet or damp6,620 (29%)
  • Frost or ice393 (1.7%)
  • Snow158 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep19 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded130 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph347 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph17,925 (78%)
  • 40 mph1,010 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph48 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3,137 (14%)
  • 70 mph622 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19,415 (84%)
  • Roundabout1,406 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1,372 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road749 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded148 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in York

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,882 (38%)
  • Cyclist6,335 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist5,368 (19%)
  • Pedestrian4,347 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant621 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant466 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant167 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)153 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant62 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant59 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5563 (2%)
  • 6 to 10986 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 151,749 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 205,800 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,722 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,713 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,615 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,007 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,103 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 751,250 (4.4%)
  • Over 75941 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,112 (67%)
  • Passenger5,038 (18%)
  • Pedestrian4,347 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car25,503 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle6,703 (16%)
  • Motorcycle5,772 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,782 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach1,082 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes905 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car558 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle210 (0.5%)
  • Minibus160 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle67 (0.2%)
  • Other47 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in York

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

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How York ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 138th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 91st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
135thSouth Cambridgeshire23,38434,0857295,364
136thStafford23,37232,9054663,001
137thCambridge23,35726,6631174,228
138thYork (this area)23,09028,4972484,740
139thBedford22,89930,6743794,059
140thSolihull22,77530,8703575,037
141stFlintshire22,68732,9384623,637

Accident hotspots in York

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area is the busiest accident hotspot in York, with 1,388 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in York with the most crashes

The A1036 had the most collisions in York from 1979 to 2025: 2,422, including 30 fatal and 524 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10362,4222,88930524
2ndA192,0452,54318399
3rdA10791,1251,5029263
4thA591,0941,39817249
5thA641,0301,69131188
6thA12379191,34820120
7thB13635366958120
8thB122453265111138
9thB1227223248056
10thA166171277836
11thB1225142159036
12thB1228125191329
13thB12225373016
14thA1176354002
15thB1226222306
16thB10364400
17thA10372200
18thA10412400
19thA10692301
20thA6592601

Towns in York

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 14,873.

Postcode districts in York

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York from 1979 to 2025: 3,543.

Latest crashes in York

Of the latest 24 crashes in York, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity