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York road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in York in 2004, and 837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (643), and casualties rose from 833.

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

Collisions in 2004
620
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
837
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
15% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2004

1.1% of collisions in York in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight51984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious11514%
  • Slight71585%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2004 is highlighted, with 620, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (17%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday101 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.7%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March48 (7.7%)
  • April48 (7.7%)
  • May47 (7.6%)
  • June56 (9%)
  • July39 (6.3%)
  • August68 (11%)
  • September60 (9.7%)
  • October42 (6.8%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December45 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds494 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (65%)
  • Wet or damp178 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph412 (66%)
  • 40 mph31 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph134 (22%)
  • 70 mph36 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (11%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (49%)
  • Cyclist119 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (14%)
  • Pedestrian87 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5%)
  • 16 to 20144 (17%)
  • 21 to 25118 (14%)
  • 26 to 35125 (15%)
  • 36 to 45137 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7530 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (64%)
  • Passenger211 (25%)
  • Pedestrian87 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (11%)
  • Motorcycle119 (10%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How York ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 111th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2004

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2004, with 72 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2004

The A64 had the most collisions in York in 2004: 56, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64568808
2ndA19526716
3rdA1036476907
4thA1237355415
5thA59233705
6thA1079183202
7thB1363131904
8thB1224111301
9thA16671312
10thB12282301
11thA10411300
12thA6591101
13thB12221100
14thB12371100

Towns in York: crashes in 2004

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 267.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2004

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2004: 85.

Latest crashes in York in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

York road accidents in other years