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York road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in York in 1997, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1996 (496), and casualties rose from 618.

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

Collisions in 1997
622
Up 25% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
804
Up 30% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
18% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1997

1.1% of collisions in York in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious11118%
  • Slight50481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious13216%
  • Slight66483%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1997 is highlighted, with 622, up 25% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (17%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.6%)
  • February44 (7.1%)
  • March46 (7.4%)
  • April48 (7.7%)
  • May46 (7.4%)
  • June57 (9.2%)
  • July56 (9%)
  • August46 (7.4%)
  • September50 (8%)
  • October56 (9%)
  • November64 (10%)
  • December49 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry389 (63%)
  • Wet or damp222 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph419 (67%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph148 (24%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (53%)
  • Cyclist152 (19%)
  • Pedestrian95 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20108 (13%)
  • 21 to 25122 (15%)
  • 26 to 35172 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (12%)
  • 46 to 5575 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.8%)
  • Over 7525 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (66%)
  • Passenger176 (22%)
  • Pedestrian95 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car796 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (13%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 134th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1997

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 1997: 55, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19557118
2ndA644261020
3rdA1036404714
4thA1237395513
5thA1079314806
6thB1363172411
7thA59152303
8thA166122506
9thB1224101511
10thA10692301
11thA10371100
12thB12221100
13thB12251100
14thB12281101

Towns in York: crashes in 1997

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 310.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1997

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1997: 89.

Latest crashes in York in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1997, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

York road accidents in other years