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York road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in York in 2014, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2013 (420), and casualties rose from 521.

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

Collisions in 2014
471
Up 12% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
583
Up 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2014

1.1% of collisions in York in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight40786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight50887%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2014 is highlighted, with 471, up 12% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (11%)
  • Sunday46 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.9%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March43 (9.1%)
  • April26 (5.5%)
  • May32 (6.8%)
  • June34 (7.2%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August42 (8.9%)
  • September43 (9.1%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November36 (7.6%)
  • December40 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (73%)
  • Wet or damp115 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph343 (73%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph62 (13%)
  • 70 mph14 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (83%)
  • Roundabout51 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (37%)
  • Cyclist191 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (13%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (71%)
  • Passenger95 (16%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle195 (22%)
  • Motorcycle75 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 93rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2014

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2014, with 69 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2014

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2014: 74, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036749406
2ndA19384806
3rdA1237334614
4thA64274214
5thA1079242903
6thA59242802
7thB1227131301
8thB1363121401
9thB1224111201
10thA11764500
11thB12223301
12thB12283901

Towns in York: crashes in 2014

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 302.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2014

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2014: 73.

Latest crashes in York in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

York road accidents in other years