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York road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in York in 2009, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2008 (459), and casualties rose from 600.

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

Collisions in 2009
484
Up 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
617
Up 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2009

0.8% of collisions in York in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight42989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious569.1%
  • Slight55790%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2009 is highlighted, with 484, up 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (12%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.3%)
  • February21 (4.3%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April25 (5.2%)
  • May37 (7.6%)
  • June32 (6.6%)
  • July41 (8.5%)
  • August45 (9.3%)
  • September32 (6.6%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December56 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (70%)
  • Wet or damp129 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph327 (68%)
  • 40 mph24 (5%)
  • 60 mph108 (22%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (78%)
  • Roundabout57 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (48%)
  • Cyclist133 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (11%)
  • 21 to 2562 (10%)
  • 26 to 35121 (20%)
  • 36 to 45105 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (66%)
  • Passenger134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (16%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 109th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2009

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2009, with 80 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2009

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2009: 46, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036465217
2ndA1237406204
3rdA64365203
4thA19314605
5thA59233502
6thA1079213505
7thB1363121700
8thB12247803
9thB12276600
10thB12285500
11thA1663400
12thB12223400
13thA11761100

Towns in York: crashes in 2009

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 277.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2009

YO30 and YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2009, with 71 each.

Latest crashes in York in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

York road accidents in other years