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York road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in York in 2005, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (620), and casualties fell from 837.

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

Collisions in 2005
559
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
752
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
13% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2005

1.6% of collisions in York in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight47986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight65187%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2005 is highlighted, with 559, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (18%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday81 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.1%)
  • February44 (7.9%)
  • March29 (5.2%)
  • April46 (8.2%)
  • May42 (7.5%)
  • June50 (8.9%)
  • July46 (8.2%)
  • August49 (8.8%)
  • September51 (9.1%)
  • October49 (8.8%)
  • November55 (9.8%)
  • December53 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (67%)
  • Wet or damp161 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph344 (62%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph158 (28%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout39 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (55%)
  • Cyclist123 (16%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20121 (16%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35127 (17%)
  • 36 to 45134 (18%)
  • 46 to 55100 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (67%)
  • Passenger168 (22%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (12%)
  • Motorcycle81 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 115th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2005

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2005, with 77 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2005

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 2005: 48, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19486905
2ndA64405622
3rdA1237335237
4thA1036324002
5thA1079243922
6thA59213012
7thB1224122112
8thB1363121802
9thB122881101
10thA16671703
11thB12223300
12thB12272200

Towns in York: crashes in 2005

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 291.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2005

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2005: 81.

Latest crashes in York in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

York road accidents in other years