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York road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in York in 2020, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (352), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 2020
267
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
326
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2020

1.1% of collisions in York in 2020 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight28487%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2020 is highlighted, with 267, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 267
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (19%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday24 (9%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (13%)
  • February24 (9%)
  • March23 (8.6%)
  • April6 (2.2%)
  • May10 (3.7%)
  • June16 (6%)
  • July22 (8.2%)
  • August26 (9.7%)
  • September26 (9.7%)
  • October24 (9%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (69%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph180 (67%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph44 (16%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (81%)
  • Roundabout36 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (40%)
  • Cyclist104 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (13%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8%)
  • 26 to 3576 (23%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (13%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (77%)
  • Passenger42 (13%)
  • Pedestrian34 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (21%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 109th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in York in 2020

Guildhall, York, YO31 7QQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2020, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2020

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2020: 38, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036384713
2ndA1237233404
3rdA19202102
4thA59121402
5thA64111513
6thA107981002
7thB12245502
8thB12283400
9thB13633301
10thA11762200
11thA1662610
12thB12272200
13thB12221100

Towns in York: crashes in 2020

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 158.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2020

YO31 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2020: 41.

Latest crashes in York in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2020.

Severity

York road accidents in other years