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York road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in York in 2006, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2005 (559), and casualties fell from 752.

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

Collisions in 2006
574
Up 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
751
Level with 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
20% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2006

1% of collisions in York in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious11420%
  • Slight45479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious15320%
  • Slight59079%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2006 is highlighted, with 574, up 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday98 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.1%)
  • February37 (6.4%)
  • March38 (6.6%)
  • April42 (7.3%)
  • May58 (10%)
  • June48 (8.4%)
  • July53 (9.2%)
  • August42 (7.3%)
  • September54 (9.4%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November54 (9.4%)
  • December42 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (72%)
  • Wet or damp156 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph361 (63%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph153 (27%)
  • 70 mph26 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (82%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (54%)
  • Cyclist122 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (12%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20139 (19%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35140 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (17%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider517 (69%)
  • Passenger155 (21%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car723 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (12%)
  • Motorcycle94 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach37 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 109th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2006

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2006, with 74 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2006

The A64 had the most collisions in York in 2006: 58, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA645898217
2ndA19476308
3rdA1237405908
4thA10363537010
5thA59213104
6thA1079152103
7thB1363101803
8thB122491205
9thA16681712
10thB12225703
11thB12284500

Towns in York: crashes in 2006

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 300.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2006

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2006: 94.

Latest crashes in York in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

York road accidents in other years