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York road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in York in 2021, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (267), and casualties rose from 326.

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

Collisions in 2021
299
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
356
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2021

1.3% of collisions in York in 2021 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight26187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight31689%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2021 is highlighted, with 299, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 299
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday62 (21%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.7%)
  • February26 (8.7%)
  • March11 (3.7%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June27 (9%)
  • July25 (8.4%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September21 (7%)
  • October24 (8%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December27 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (75%)
  • Wet or damp64 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph194 (65%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph56 (19%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (85%)
  • Roundabout30 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (43%)
  • Cyclist103 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (13%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (74%)
  • Passenger55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (20%)
  • Motorcycle49 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2021

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2021 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in York

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How York ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 110th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in York in 2021

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2021, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2021

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2021: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036353804
2ndA19263114
3rdA1079202702
4thA1237162100
5thA64141913
6thB1224121502
7thA5981201
8thB136351210
9thA1662400
10thB12282200
11thA1761100
12thB10361100
13thB12221100

Towns in York: crashes in 2021

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 170.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2021

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2021: 55.

Latest crashes in York in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

York road accidents in other years