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York road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in York in 2017, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (481), and casualties fell from 548.

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

Collisions in 2017
424
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
499
Down 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2017

0.5% of collisions in York in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight37789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight44790%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2017 is highlighted, with 424, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 424
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (10%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.5%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March35 (8.3%)
  • April31 (7.3%)
  • May39 (9.2%)
  • June36 (8.5%)
  • July34 (8%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October42 (9.9%)
  • November36 (8.5%)
  • December36 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (73%)
  • Wet or damp102 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph304 (72%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph59 (14%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (84%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.5%)
  • 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 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (35%)
  • Cyclist164 (33%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2079 (16%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.2%)
  • Over 7523 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (72%)
  • Passenger73 (15%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (22%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 95th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in York in 2017

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2017, with 60 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2017

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2017: 67, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036677515
2ndA19313703
3rdA1079273305
4thA1237264101
5thA64233304
6thB1224141500
7thA59111502
8thB12279901
9thB13639900
10thA1663401
11thA11761100
12thB12281101

Towns in York: crashes in 2017

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 277.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2017

YO31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2017: 71.

Latest crashes in York in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

York road accidents in other years