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York road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in York in 2003, and 833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (682), and casualties fell from 849.

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

Collisions in 2003
643
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
833
Down 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
11% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2003

1.2% of collisions in York in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight56588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight73388%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2003 is highlighted, with 643, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (12%)
  • Wednesday102 (16%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.7%)
  • February45 (7%)
  • March36 (5.6%)
  • April48 (7.5%)
  • May55 (8.6%)
  • June45 (7%)
  • July63 (9.8%)
  • August59 (9.2%)
  • September65 (10%)
  • October61 (9.5%)
  • November62 (9.6%)
  • December61 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds504 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (70%)
  • Wet or damp170 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph414 (64%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph161 (25%)
  • 70 mph28 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway507 (79%)
  • Roundabout64 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (52%)
  • Cyclist147 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (13%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5%)
  • 16 to 20176 (21%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35139 (17%)
  • 36 to 45106 (13%)
  • 46 to 5594 (11%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (67%)
  • Passenger198 (24%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car821 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (12%)
  • Motorcycle111 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in York

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How York ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 106th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2003

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2003, with 63 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2003

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 2003: 70, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19709416
2ndA1237538326
3rdA64406624
4thA1036374403
5thA59243811
6thA1079212605
7thA166121903
8thB1363111812
9thB1228101113
10thB122491002

Towns in York: crashes in 2003

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 288.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2003

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2003: 96.

Latest crashes in York in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

York road accidents in other years