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York road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in York in 1995, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1994 (354), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 1995
383
Up 8% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
431
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
18% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1995

0.8% of collisions in York in 1995 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight31181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight35783%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1995 is highlighted, with 383, up 8% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 383
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (11%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February33 (8.6%)
  • March29 (7.6%)
  • April32 (8.4%)
  • May22 (5.7%)
  • June23 (6%)
  • July33 (8.6%)
  • August34 (8.9%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October37 (9.7%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (70%)
  • Wet or damp112 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph356 (93%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (34%)
  • Cyclist112 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (15%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (17%)
  • 26 to 3590 (21%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (67%)
  • Pedestrian88 (20%)
  • Passenger56 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (16%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1995.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1995

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 1995: 30, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036303809
2ndA1079253106
3rdA19232403
4thA59151603
5thB1224111201
6thA12378901
7thB13634500
8thA643500
9thA10761100
10thB12271100
11thB12731200

Towns in York: crashes in 1995

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 313.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1995

YO31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1995: 76.

Latest crashes in York in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

York road accidents in other years