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York road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in York in 1999, and 836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1998 (551), and casualties rose from 731.

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

Collisions in 1999
650
Up 18% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
836
Up 14% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
16% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 1999

1.2% of collisions in York in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10616%
  • Slight53682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious12215%
  • Slight70584%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 1999 is highlighted, with 650, up 18% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (16%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday115 (18%)
  • Friday97 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.1%)
  • February48 (7.4%)
  • March38 (5.8%)
  • April40 (6.2%)
  • May50 (7.7%)
  • June52 (8%)
  • July81 (12%)
  • August61 (9.4%)
  • September53 (8.2%)
  • October60 (9.2%)
  • November49 (7.5%)
  • December59 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (63%)
  • Wet or damp164 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded56 (8.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph436 (67%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph159 (24%)
  • 70 mph25 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded55 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (55%)
  • Pedestrian107 (13%)
  • Cyclist102 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20156 (19%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 35173 (21%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5598 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (62%)
  • Passenger208 (25%)
  • Pedestrian107 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car868 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (10%)
  • Motorcycle113 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 121st most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 1999

The A1079 and A1237 had the most collisions in York in 1999, with 43 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1079435919
2ndA1237436125
3rdA19405314
4thA64386117
5thA10363445010
6thA59243006
7thB1363152312
8thA166142503
9thB1224121300
10thB122872111
11thB12256900
12thB12224501
13thB12271200

Towns in York: crashes in 1999

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 345.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 1999

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 1999: 88.

Latest crashes in York in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

York road accidents in other years