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York road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in York in 2007, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2006 (574), and casualties fell from 751.

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

Collisions in 2007
503
Down 12% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
677
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
15% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2007

0.8% of collisions in York in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight42284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8913%
  • Slight58486%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2007 is highlighted, with 503, down 12% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (17%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (12%)
  • February46 (9.1%)
  • March38 (7.6%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May49 (9.7%)
  • June48 (9.5%)
  • July34 (6.8%)
  • August27 (5.4%)
  • September38 (7.6%)
  • October39 (7.8%)
  • November48 (9.5%)
  • December40 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (75%)
  • Wet or damp120 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph342 (68%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph110 (22%)
  • 70 mph10 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (83%)
  • Roundabout48 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (52%)
  • Cyclist117 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (13%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20126 (19%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35116 (17%)
  • 36 to 45117 (17%)
  • 46 to 5594 (14%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (68%)
  • Passenger132 (19%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car641 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (13%)
  • Motorcycle89 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 125th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2007

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2007, with 72 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2007

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2007: 43, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036435019
2ndA19375415
3rdA1237345405
4thA64244103
5thA1079172803
6thA59152305
7thB12249910
8thB122871802
9thB13636702
10thA1665601
11thB12224501
12thB12272201
13thA10371100
14thA11761100

Towns in York: crashes in 2007

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 283.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2007

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2007: 81.

Latest crashes in York in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

York road accidents in other years