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York road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in York in 2013, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (424), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 2013
420
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
521
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2013

None of the collisions in York in 2013 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight36587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight46389%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2013 is highlighted, with 420, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday92 (22%)
  • Saturday48 (11%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.4%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March40 (9.5%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May24 (5.7%)
  • June39 (9.3%)
  • July40 (9.5%)
  • August41 (9.8%)
  • September31 (7.4%)
  • October39 (9.3%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (69%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph293 (70%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph67 (16%)
  • 70 mph17 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (87%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (42%)
  • Cyclist148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (13%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4593 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7524 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (69%)
  • Passenger89 (17%)
  • Pedestrian73 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (20%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 103rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2013

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2013, with 56 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2013

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2013: 60, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036606609
2ndA19425004
3rdA64366105
4thA59263003
5thA1079182702
6thA1237141804
7thB1224141805
8thB1363141502
9thB12279900
10thA16651101
11thA11764401
12thB12283400
13thB12221100

Towns in York: crashes in 2013

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 263.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2013

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2013: 61.

Latest crashes in York in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2013, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

York road accidents in other years