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York road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in York in 2019, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2018 (382), and casualties fell from 471.

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

Collisions in 2019
352
Down 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
433
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2019

1.7% of collisions in York in 2019 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight30787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight38188%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2019 is highlighted, with 352, down 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 352
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (18%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February33 (9.4%)
  • March26 (7.4%)
  • April32 (9.1%)
  • May41 (12%)
  • June33 (9.4%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August17 (4.8%)
  • September22 (6.3%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November23 (6.5%)
  • December28 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (69%)
  • Wet or damp98 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph249 (71%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph46 (13%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (84%)
  • Roundabout47 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist160 (37%)
  • Car occupant158 (36%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (15%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (72%)
  • Passenger69 (16%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle164 (25%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How York ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 106th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in York in 2019

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2019, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2019

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2019: 43, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036435113
2ndA19354423
3rdA1079192400
4thA59182212
5thA64142602
6thA1237122112
7thB1224121701
8thA1664502
9thB13633300
10thB12222600
11thB12272200
12thB12281300

Towns in York: crashes in 2019

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 217.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2019

YO10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2019: 51.

Latest crashes in York in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

York road accidents in other years