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York road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in York in 1996, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 1995 (383), and casualties rose from 431.

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

Collisions in 1996
496
Up 30% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
618
Up 43% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1996

0.6% of collisions in York in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight43488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious599.5%
  • Slight55590%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1996 is highlighted, with 496, up 30% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (18%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.3%)
  • February26 (5.2%)
  • March27 (5.4%)
  • April23 (4.6%)
  • May35 (7.1%)
  • June29 (5.8%)
  • July35 (7.1%)
  • August45 (9.1%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November72 (15%)
  • December59 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (66%)
  • Wet or damp151 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph387 (78%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph80 (16%)
  • 70 mph16 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (46%)
  • Cyclist128 (21%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (16%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35128 (21%)
  • 36 to 4586 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (64%)
  • Passenger125 (20%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (14%)
  • Motorcycle82 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in York

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How York ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 1996.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1996

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 1996: 48, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19486608
2ndA1036314011
3rdA1237294402
4thA1079263602
5thA64223601
6thA59161703
7thB12246701
8thB13636801
9thB12285810
10thB12274401
11thB12222301
12thA1661100
13thB11100
14thB12231100
15thB12251100

Towns in York: crashes in 1996

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 302.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1996

YO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1996: 67.

Latest crashes in York in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1996, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

York road accidents in other years