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York road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in York in 1982, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (530), and casualties rose from 640.

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

Collisions in 1982
561
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
684
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
37% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1982

2% of collisions in York in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious20537%
  • Slight34561%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious23935%
  • Slight43363%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1982 is highlighted, with 561, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (17%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.1%)
  • February41 (7.3%)
  • March44 (7.8%)
  • April35 (6.2%)
  • May46 (8.2%)
  • June45 (8%)
  • July55 (9.8%)
  • August46 (8.2%)
  • September51 (9.1%)
  • October57 (10%)
  • November54 (9.6%)
  • December53 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (65%)
  • Wet or damp177 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph545 (97%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist226 (33%)
  • Cyclist156 (23%)
  • Car occupant143 (21%)
  • Pedestrian133 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1560 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20210 (31%)
  • 21 to 2593 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (11%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (67%)
  • Pedestrian133 (19%)
  • Passenger92 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (47%)
  • Motorcycle247 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle172 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 160th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1982

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1982: 78, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10367894328
2ndA195064022
3rdA10794052017
4thA593743214
5thB1224222808
6thB1363181914
7thB1225101103
8thB122771003
9thA646812

Towns in York: crashes in 1982

York had 524 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1982

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1982: 130.

Latest crashes in York in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1982, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

York road accidents in other years