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York road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in York in 1979, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 246 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,090 collisions in York.

Collisions in 1979
644
Casualties in 1979
770
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
246
38% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1979

1.1% of collisions in York in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious24638%
  • Slight39161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious27836%
  • Slight48563%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1979 is highlighted, with 644.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday116 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.1%)
  • February39 (6.1%)
  • March36 (5.6%)
  • April43 (6.7%)
  • May59 (9.2%)
  • June69 (11%)
  • July53 (8.2%)
  • August60 (9.3%)
  • September57 (8.9%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November69 (11%)
  • December59 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (63%)
  • Wet or damp206 (32%)
  • Snow16 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph617 (96%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway573 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist232 (30%)
  • Car occupant168 (22%)
  • Cyclist166 (22%)
  • Pedestrian162 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1047 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20209 (27%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 35110 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (63%)
  • Pedestrian162 (21%)
  • Passenger124 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (50%)
  • Motorcycle243 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle184 (16%)
  • Bus or coach48 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in York

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How York ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 137th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1979

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1979: 114, including 3 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036114133337
2ndA195463120
3rdA594759218
4thA10794459015
5thB1224151718
6thB1225131503
7thB1363121406
8thB12279903
9thB12262300
10thA641100

Towns in York: crashes in 1979

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 587.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1979

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1979: 140.

Latest crashes in York in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

York road accidents in other years