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York road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in York in 2018, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (424), and casualties fell from 499.

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

Collisions in 2018
382
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
471
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2018

1% of collisions in York in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight32886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight41187%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2018 is highlighted, with 382, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 382
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (18%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March35 (9.2%)
  • April21 (5.5%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June32 (8.4%)
  • July37 (9.7%)
  • August21 (5.5%)
  • September33 (8.6%)
  • October31 (8.1%)
  • November27 (7.1%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (74%)
  • Wet or damp87 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (6%)
  • 30 mph247 (65%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (15%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (87%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (40%)
  • Cyclist138 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (72%)
  • Passenger76 (16%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (20%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 100th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in York in 2018

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2018, with 42 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2018

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2018: 46, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036466308
2ndA19293904
3rdA1237273901
4thA64224417
5thA59202212
6thA1079182111
7thB1227111201
8thB1224101305
9thA1665801
10thA11763300
11thB12283301
12thB13633300

Towns in York: crashes in 2018

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 227.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2018

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2018: 61.

Latest crashes in York in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

York road accidents in other years