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York road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 665 road traffic collisions in York in 2001, and 891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2000 (565), and casualties rose from 752.

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

Collisions in 2001
665
Up 18% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
891
Up 18% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
16% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2001

0.9% of collisions in York in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10816%
  • Slight55183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious12614%
  • Slight75885%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2001 is highlighted, with 665, up 18% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday100 (15%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.6%)
  • February40 (6%)
  • March56 (8.4%)
  • April43 (6.5%)
  • May45 (6.8%)
  • June53 (8%)
  • July60 (9%)
  • August55 (8.3%)
  • September48 (7.2%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November63 (9.5%)
  • December71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (64%)
  • Wet or damp208 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph415 (62%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph171 (26%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (12%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (51%)
  • Cyclist140 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (12%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20143 (16%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35163 (18%)
  • 36 to 45122 (14%)
  • 46 to 5599 (11%)
  • 56 to 6575 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.2%)
  • Over 7543 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (64%)
  • Passenger226 (25%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (11%)
  • Motorcycle119 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2001

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in York

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How York ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 114th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2001

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2001, with 38 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2001

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 2001: 74, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1974104012
2ndA645311327
3rdA1237405735
4thA59355403
5thA1036333502
6thA1079213205
7thA166162503
8thB1363132003
9thB1224121706
10thB122861003
11thA10561101
12thA601200
13thB12221100
14thB12261100

Towns in York: crashes in 2001

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 260.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2001

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2001: 95.

Latest crashes in York in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

York road accidents in other years