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York road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in York in 1980, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 249 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (644), and casualties fell from 770.

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

Collisions in 1980
585
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
680
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
249
43% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1980

0.5% of collisions in York in 1980 were fatal and 43% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious24943%
  • Slight33357%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious27240%
  • Slight40560%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1980 is highlighted, with 585, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 585
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (4.3%)
  • February43 (7.4%)
  • March55 (9.4%)
  • April47 (8%)
  • May49 (8.4%)
  • June36 (6.2%)
  • July46 (7.9%)
  • August49 (8.4%)
  • September59 (10%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December48 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (64%)
  • Wet or damp186 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph574 (98%)
  • 40 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway536 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist221 (33%)
  • Pedestrian161 (24%)
  • Cyclist143 (21%)
  • Car occupant133 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20215 (32%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (12%)
  • 36 to 4554 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (6.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (62%)
  • Pedestrian161 (24%)
  • Passenger95 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (48%)
  • Motorcycle253 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach47 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in York

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How York ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 156th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1980

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1980: 101, including 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036101120042
2ndA196168126
3rdA593745020
4thA10792526012
5thB12242123012
6thB1363202109
7thB1225151804
8thB1227111503
9thA641100
10thB12261101
11thB12551201

Towns in York: crashes in 1980

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 547.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1980

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1980: 136.

Latest crashes in York in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

York road accidents in other years