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York road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in York in 1986, and 739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (602), and casualties rose from 705.

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

Collisions in 1986
626
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
739
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
27% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1986

1.3% of collisions in York in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious17027%
  • Slight44872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious20027%
  • Slight53172%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1986 is highlighted, with 626, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (17%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (13%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8%)
  • February37 (5.9%)
  • March46 (7.3%)
  • April40 (6.4%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June43 (6.9%)
  • July70 (11%)
  • August55 (8.8%)
  • September43 (6.9%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November53 (8.5%)
  • December56 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight478 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (66%)
  • Wet or damp195 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph610 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway559 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist254 (34%)
  • Cyclist174 (24%)
  • Car occupant152 (21%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20225 (30%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (11%)
  • 36 to 4556 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (67%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)
  • Passenger101 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (51%)
  • Motorcycle278 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle180 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1986

Map of the last 13 crashes of 1986 in York

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

  • 13 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How York ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 140th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1986

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1986: 75, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10367585417
2ndA195470016
3rdA10793437011
4thA59262909
5thB1224212516
6thB1363172105
7thB1227121505
8thA6491103
9thB12259902
10thB12262201
11thB10361100

Towns in York: crashes in 1986

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 496.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1986

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1986: 124.

Latest crashes in York in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

York road accidents in other years