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York road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in York in 2015, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2014 (471), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 2015
449
Down 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
549
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
14% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2015

0.4% of collisions in York in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight38586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight47587%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2015 is highlighted, with 449, down 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.5%)
  • February41 (9.1%)
  • March30 (6.7%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May40 (8.9%)
  • June37 (8.2%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August34 (7.6%)
  • September41 (9.1%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November40 (8.9%)
  • December25 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (78%)
  • Wet or damp97 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph317 (71%)
  • 40 mph27 (6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph63 (14%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (82%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (38%)
  • Cyclist165 (30%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2076 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (69%)
  • Passenger89 (16%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (21%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 90th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2015

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2015, with 70 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2015

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2015: 63, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10366374011
2ndA64386409
3rdA19344406
4thA59293205
5thA1237263102
6thA1079192904
7thB1363131403
8thB1224111611
9thB1227101101
10thA11763400
11thA1662201
12thB12221101

Towns in York: crashes in 2015

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 285.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2015

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2015: 65.

Latest crashes in York in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2015.

Severity

York road accidents in other years