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York road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in York in 1990, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 1989 (576), and casualties fell from 678.

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

Collisions in 1990
439
Down 24% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
517
Down 24% on 1989
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
24% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1990

0.7% of collisions in York in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight32975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious11522%
  • Slight39977%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1990 is highlighted, with 439, down 24% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 439
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.4%)
  • February40 (9.1%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June36 (8.2%)
  • July38 (8.7%)
  • August32 (7.3%)
  • September33 (7.5%)
  • October33 (7.5%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (71%)
  • Wet or damp125 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph403 (92%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist158 (31%)
  • Cyclist115 (22%)
  • Car occupant114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian113 (22%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20141 (27%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (64%)
  • Pedestrian113 (22%)
  • Passenger73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (55%)
  • Motorcycle166 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1990.

Collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1990

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1990: 47, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10364751013
2ndA193945010
3rdA1079222404
4thA59161913
5thB1363122104
6thA12376602
7thB12246601
8thB12254400
9thA642200
10thB12272200
11thA1661200
12thB12281100

Towns in York: crashes in 1990

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 346.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1990

YO31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1990: 84.

Latest crashes in York in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

York road accidents in other years