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York road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in York in 2012, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (434), and casualties fell from 552.

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

Collisions in 2012
424
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
524
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2012

0.9% of collisions in York in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight37588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious479%
  • Slight47390%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2012 is highlighted, with 424, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.4%)
  • February20 (4.7%)
  • March31 (7.3%)
  • April23 (5.4%)
  • May27 (6.4%)
  • June41 (9.7%)
  • July33 (7.8%)
  • August42 (9.9%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October41 (9.7%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (66%)
  • Wet or damp130 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph303 (71%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph67 (16%)
  • 70 mph17 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (88%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (42%)
  • Cyclist139 (27%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (12%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5569 (13%)
  • 56 to 6553 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (70%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)
  • Passenger79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (18%)
  • Motorcycle65 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 108th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in York in 2012

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2012, with 65 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2012

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2012: 59, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036596805
2ndA19384425
3rdA64264203
4thA1237253703
5thA59222904
6thA1079182901
7thB1363182311
8thB12248801
9thB12276602
10thA1663410
11thA11762201
12thB12222200
13thB12282201

Towns in York: crashes in 2012

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 263.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2012

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2012: 61.

Latest crashes in York in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

York road accidents in other years