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York road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in York in 1998, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1997 (622), and casualties fell from 804.

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

Collisions in 1998
551
Down 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
731
Down 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
13% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1998

0.7% of collisions in York in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight47787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight64288%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1998 is highlighted, with 551, down 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday79 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.6%)
  • February48 (8.7%)
  • March41 (7.4%)
  • April42 (7.6%)
  • May48 (8.7%)
  • June42 (7.6%)
  • July49 (8.9%)
  • August36 (6.5%)
  • September36 (6.5%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November47 (8.5%)
  • December60 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds408 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (64%)
  • Wet or damp190 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph365 (66%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph133 (24%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (80%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (55%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)
  • Cyclist87 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (11%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20109 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35153 (21%)
  • 36 to 4599 (14%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.2%)
  • Over 7528 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (62%)
  • Passenger168 (23%)
  • Pedestrian110 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (10%)
  • Motorcycle95 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1998

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1998 in York

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How York ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 153rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1998

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 1998: 52, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19527305
2ndA1036456307
3rdA64426526
4thA1237365803
5thA1079254005
6thA59162505
7thB1224121503
8thB136381101
9thB122851101
10thB12252200
11thB12272201
12thA11031100
13thA11761100
14thA1661100

Towns in York: crashes in 1998

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 266.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1998

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1998: 72.

Latest crashes in York in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

York road accidents in other years