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York road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 576 road traffic collisions in York in 1989, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1988 (654), and casualties fell from 767.

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

Collisions in 1989
576
Down 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
678
Down 12% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
27% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1989

1.7% of collisions in York in 1989 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious15327%
  • Slight41372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious17926%
  • Slight48572%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1989 is highlighted, with 576, down 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.8%)
  • February40 (6.9%)
  • March55 (9.5%)
  • April42 (7.3%)
  • May40 (6.9%)
  • June51 (8.9%)
  • July44 (7.6%)
  • August60 (10%)
  • September42 (7.3%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November54 (9.4%)
  • December51 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (69%)
  • Wet or damp164 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph531 (92%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant186 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (27%)
  • Pedestrian149 (22%)
  • Cyclist143 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20161 (24%)
  • 21 to 25133 (20%)
  • 26 to 3577 (11%)
  • 36 to 4572 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 7530 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (64%)
  • Pedestrian149 (22%)
  • Passenger97 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (58%)
  • Motorcycle200 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle154 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 166th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1989

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 1989: 61, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA196176013
2ndA10365564217
3rdA1079324618
4thA59303306
5thB1363172407
6thB1224111203
7thA12376800
8thB12256601
9thA644501
10thB12274400
11thA1662200
12thB12261100
13thB12281100

Towns in York: crashes in 1989

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 456.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1989

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1989: 122.

Latest crashes in York in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1989, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

York road accidents in other years