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York road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in York in 1992, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1991 (430), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 1992
386
Down 10% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
467
Down 10% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
28% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1992

1% of collisions in York in 1992 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious11028%
  • Slight27270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious11925%
  • Slight34474%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1992 is highlighted, with 386, down 10% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 386
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.3%)
  • February26 (6.7%)
  • March30 (7.8%)
  • April35 (9.1%)
  • May35 (9.1%)
  • June31 (8%)
  • July24 (6.2%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September30 (7.8%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December29 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (62%)
  • Wet or damp138 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph347 (90%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (33%)
  • Cyclist114 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (19%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (19%)
  • 21 to 2574 (16%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (64%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Passenger81 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car432 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (17%)
  • Motorcycle99 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1992.

Collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1992

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 1992: 36, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193644013
2ndA10362839112
3rdA59263306
4thA1079192303
5thB136391103
6thA12376811
7thB12246700
8thA644803
9thB12254403
10thB12272202
11thA1661100

Towns in York: crashes in 1992

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 291.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1992

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1992: 74.

Latest crashes in York in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1992, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

York road accidents in other years