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York road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in York in 1993, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1992 (386), and casualties fell from 467.

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

Collisions in 1993
371
Down 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
453
Down 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
23% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1993

1.1% of collisions in York in 1993 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious8423%
  • Slight28376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious9621%
  • Slight35378%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1993 is highlighted, with 371, down 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 371
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (18%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.5%)
  • February31 (8.4%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April22 (5.9%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June29 (7.8%)
  • July36 (9.7%)
  • August26 (7%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October34 (9.2%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December28 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (70%)
  • Wet or damp101 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph332 (89%)
  • 40 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4%)
  • Roundabout15 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (38%)
  • Cyclist99 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (19%)
  • Pedestrian83 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6%)
  • 16 to 2083 (18%)
  • 21 to 2573 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.1%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (64%)
  • Pedestrian83 (18%)
  • Passenger80 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (16%)
  • Motorcycle84 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1993.

Collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
178th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1993

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1993: 41, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036415817
2ndA19374709
3rdA1079192704
4thA59192306
5thA6481012
6thA12377701
7thB12246601
8thB13636702
9thB12272201
10thB13361100

Towns in York: crashes in 1993

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 277.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1993

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1993: 79.

Latest crashes in York in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1993, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

York road accidents in other years