Skip to main content
CrashStats

York road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in York in 1991, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1990 (439), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1991
430
Down 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
517
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
23% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1991

1.6% of collisions in York in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight32676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10821%
  • Slight40278%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1991 is highlighted, with 430, down 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 430
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (18%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (10%)
  • February35 (8.1%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April37 (8.6%)
  • May21 (4.9%)
  • June39 (9.1%)
  • July30 (7%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September37 (8.6%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November41 (9.5%)
  • December34 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (59%)
  • Wet or damp160 (37%)
  • Snow9 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph386 (90%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (34%)
  • Cyclist130 (25%)
  • Pedestrian96 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20110 (21%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (62%)
  • Passenger103 (20%)
  • Pedestrian96 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (17%)
  • Motorcycle94 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1991.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1991

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1991: 52, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10365262018
2ndA19374207
3rdA59232715
4thA1079222706
5thB1224101201
6thA123782203
7thB13638901
8thB12272202
9thB12371200

Towns in York: crashes in 1991

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 329.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1991

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1991: 94.

Latest crashes in York in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

York road accidents in other years