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York road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in York in 2016, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2015 (449), and casualties fell from 549.

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

Collisions in 2016
481
Up 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
548
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
10% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2016

1% of collisions in York in 2016 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight42789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5510%
  • Slight48889%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2016 is highlighted, with 481, up 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 481
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.5%)
  • February42 (8.7%)
  • March34 (7.1%)
  • April43 (8.9%)
  • May43 (8.9%)
  • June26 (5.4%)
  • July28 (5.8%)
  • August43 (8.9%)
  • September36 (7.5%)
  • October38 (7.9%)
  • November65 (14%)
  • December42 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (72%)
  • Wet or damp126 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph328 (68%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph74 (15%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (85%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (36%)
  • Cyclist179 (33%)
  • Pedestrian76 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (13%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5588 (16%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (72%)
  • Pedestrian76 (14%)
  • Passenger75 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle182 (21%)
  • Motorcycle74 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How York ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 86th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in York in 2016

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2016, with 69 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2016

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2016: 68, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036687614
2ndA19414301
3rdA1237294001
4thA64274525
5thA59232702
6thA1079192003
7thB1363171702
8thB12247701
9thA1665801
10thB12285502
11thB12274400
12thA11763300
13thB12222300
14thB10361100
15thB1661100

Towns in York: crashes in 2016

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 291.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2016

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2016: 76.

Latest crashes in York in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2016, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

York road accidents in other years