Skip to main content
CrashStats

York road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in York in 2010, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2009 (484), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 2010
451
Down 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
559
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2010

0.9% of collisions in York in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight39187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight49789%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2010 is highlighted, with 451, down 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.8%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March39 (8.6%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May30 (6.7%)
  • June36 (8%)
  • July35 (7.8%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November62 (14%)
  • December19 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (7.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (69%)
  • Wet or damp110 (24%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.7%)
  • Snow11 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph300 (67%)
  • 40 mph27 (6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph90 (20%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (82%)
  • Roundabout39 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (46%)
  • Cyclist123 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (14%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20100 (18%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (18%)
  • 36 to 4595 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (72%)
  • Passenger91 (16%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (15%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 113th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2010

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2010, with 54 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2010

The A1036 and A64 had the most collisions in York in 2010, with 42 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036425505
2ndA644270011
3rdA19384315
4thA1237243625
5thA1079202902
6thA59171701
7thB1363111402
8thB12287702
9thB12246600
10thA1664600
11thB12222701
12thB12272601

Towns in York: crashes in 2010

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 269.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2010

YO31 and YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2010, with 67 each.

Latest crashes in York in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2010, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2010.

Severity

York road accidents in other years