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York road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in York in 1994, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1993 (371), and casualties fell from 453.

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

Collisions in 1994
354
Down 5% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
427
Down 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
19% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1994

0.6% of collisions in York in 1994 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight28581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7016%
  • Slight35583%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1994 is highlighted, with 354, down 5% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994: 354
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April34 (9.6%)
  • May23 (6.5%)
  • June27 (7.6%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August23 (6.5%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October28 (7.9%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December31 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (64%)
  • Wet or damp126 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph318 (90%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (40%)
  • Cyclist105 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (17%)
  • 26 to 3581 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (62%)
  • Passenger85 (20%)
  • Pedestrian79 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (16%)
  • Motorcycle61 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1994.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1994

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 1994: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19343606
2ndA1036334405
3rdA59222707
4thB1363132412
5thA1079122002
6thA1237111802
7thA64101102
8thB12247703
9thB12274401
10thB12252200

Towns in York: crashes in 1994

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 276.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1994

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1994: 63.

Latest crashes in York in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1994, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

York road accidents in other years