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York road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in York in 2008, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (503), and casualties fell from 677.

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

Collisions in 2008
459
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
600
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
15% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2008

2% of collisions in York in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight37983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious8614%
  • Slight50584%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2008 is highlighted, with 459, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (18%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (18%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (12%)
  • February34 (7.4%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April46 (10%)
  • May33 (7.2%)
  • June37 (8.1%)
  • July29 (6.3%)
  • August30 (6.5%)
  • September31 (6.8%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November40 (8.7%)
  • December37 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph307 (67%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph96 (21%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout32 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (47%)
  • Cyclist123 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (14%)
  • Pedestrian77 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20115 (19%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 45111 (19%)
  • 46 to 5577 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (68%)
  • Passenger118 (20%)
  • Pedestrian77 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (15%)
  • Motorcycle86 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 131st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2008

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2008, with 59 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2008

The A64 had the most collisions in York in 2008: 43, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64436835
2ndA1036314015
3rdA19303701
4thA59212912
5thA1079172418
6thA1237172812
7thA166111321
8thB122481001
9thB12287702
10thB136371101
11thB12222300

Towns in York: crashes in 2008

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 254.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2008

YO24 and YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2008, with 68 each.

Latest crashes in York in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

York road accidents in other years