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York road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in York in 2011, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (451), and casualties fell from 559.

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

Collisions in 2011
434
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
552
Down 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
12% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2011

1.6% of collisions in York in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight37687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious5610%
  • Slight48989%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2011 is highlighted, with 434, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.8%)
  • February32 (7.4%)
  • March41 (9.4%)
  • April36 (8.3%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August42 (9.7%)
  • September29 (6.7%)
  • October35 (8.1%)
  • November36 (8.3%)
  • December30 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (77%)
  • Wet or damp93 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph289 (67%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph91 (21%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (79%)
  • Roundabout43 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (48%)
  • Cyclist124 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (13%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2083 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3582 (15%)
  • 36 to 45110 (20%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (71%)
  • Passenger91 (16%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (17%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 117th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2011

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2011, with 56 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2011

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2011: 46, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036465010
2ndA19415606
3rdA64295515
4thA1237253712
5thA59182201
6thA1079172712
7thB1224151501
8thB1363121502
9thB1227111200
10thA11767800
11thB12286801
12thA1665500
13thB12221101

Towns in York: crashes in 2011

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 236.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2011

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2011: 68.

Latest crashes in York in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2011, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

York road accidents in other years