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York road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in York in 2000, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1999 (650), and casualties fell from 836.

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

Collisions in 2000
565
Down 13% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
752
Down 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
13% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2000

2.1% of collisions in York in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight48085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight64686%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2000 is highlighted, with 565, down 13% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (12%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8%)
  • February39 (6.9%)
  • March39 (6.9%)
  • April45 (8%)
  • May50 (8.8%)
  • June43 (7.6%)
  • July42 (7.4%)
  • August53 (9.4%)
  • September46 (8.1%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November51 (9%)
  • December49 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (67%)
  • Wet or damp172 (30%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph374 (66%)
  • 40 mph28 (5%)
  • 60 mph130 (23%)
  • 70 mph32 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (12%)
  • Roundabout34 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (54%)
  • Cyclist123 (16%)
  • Pedestrian95 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (11%)
  • 26 to 35165 (22%)
  • 36 to 45119 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (62%)
  • Passenger192 (26%)
  • Pedestrian95 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (13%)
  • Motorcycle90 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 in York

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How York ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 140th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2000

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 2000: 52, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195269211
2ndA64397347
3rdA1237345116
4thA1036283204
5thA59253603
6thA1079212902
7thB1363162213
8thA166111612
9thB122491812
10thB12285801
11thB12224502
12thA11400
13thA1701401
14thA1711100
15thA631100
16thA6591500
17thB12251100
18thB12261100
19thB12271100

Towns in York: crashes in 2000

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 256.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2000

YO30 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2000: 87.

Latest crashes in York in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

York road accidents in other years