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York road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in York in 1984, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (618), and casualties fell from 718.

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

Collisions in 1984
614
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
709
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
38% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1984

0.8% of collisions in York in 1984 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious23138%
  • Slight37862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious25436%
  • Slight44963%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1984 is highlighted, with 614, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 614
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday111 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.4%)
  • February35 (5.7%)
  • March49 (8%)
  • April41 (6.7%)
  • May55 (9%)
  • June65 (11%)
  • July61 (9.9%)
  • August45 (7.3%)
  • September43 (7%)
  • October74 (12%)
  • November60 (9.8%)
  • December47 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds496 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded42 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (66%)
  • Wet or damp194 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph584 (95%)
  • 40 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist261 (37%)
  • Cyclist164 (23%)
  • Pedestrian150 (21%)
  • Car occupant119 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20231 (33%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (12%)
  • 36 to 4550 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider473 (67%)
  • Pedestrian150 (21%)
  • Passenger86 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (47%)
  • Motorcycle284 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle178 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 146th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1984

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1984: 101, including 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036101123045
2ndA195157016
3rdA10794245013
4thA593135111
5thB1363182506
6thB1225171906
7thB1224151908
8thA64101506
9thB1227101206
10thB12265501
11thA1662202
12thA10391100

Towns in York: crashes in 1984

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 546.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1984

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1984: 139.

Latest crashes in York in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

York road accidents in other years