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York road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in York in 1981, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (585), and casualties fell from 680.

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

Collisions in 1981
530
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
640
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
41% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1981

1.3% of collisions in York in 1981 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious21841%
  • Slight30558%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious24839%
  • Slight38560%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1981 is highlighted, with 530, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (13%)
  • Thursday96 (18%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.6%)
  • February31 (5.8%)
  • March38 (7.2%)
  • April58 (11%)
  • May55 (10%)
  • June46 (8.7%)
  • July31 (5.8%)
  • August46 (8.7%)
  • September46 (8.7%)
  • October48 (9.1%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December36 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (67%)
  • Wet or damp151 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph510 (96%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway495 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist214 (33%)
  • Pedestrian140 (22%)
  • Car occupant134 (21%)
  • Cyclist126 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20193 (30%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (14%)
  • 36 to 4544 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (64%)
  • Pedestrian140 (22%)
  • Passenger88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (49%)
  • Motorcycle241 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 172nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1981

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1981: 77, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA103677100229
2ndA195459121
3rdA10793943018
4thA593744110
5thB1363182306
6thB12241620012
7thB12259902
8thB12278905
9thA642202

Towns in York: crashes in 1981

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 494.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1981

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1981: 127.

Latest crashes in York in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

York road accidents in other years