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York road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in York in 2023, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2022 (297), and casualties rose from 357.

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

Collisions in 2023
314
Up 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
365
Up 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2023

1.3% of collisions in York in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight30082%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2023 is highlighted, with 314, up 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 314
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (20%)
  • Sunday29 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.6%)
  • February27 (8.6%)
  • March29 (9.2%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September19 (6.1%)
  • October26 (8.3%)
  • November28 (8.9%)
  • December17 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (70%)
  • Wet or damp88 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (8%)
  • 30 mph201 (64%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph52 (17%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (85%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (35%)
  • Cyclist108 (30%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (15%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2533 (9%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (8.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (72%)
  • Pedestrian58 (16%)
  • Passenger46 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (21%)
  • Motorcycle56 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 103rd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2023

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2023, with 44 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2023

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2023: 34, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036343703
2ndA1079232603
3rdA19202502
4thA1237151803
5thB1224111300
6thA64101420
7thA5971603
8thB136371005
9thB12285703
10thA1663300
11thB12273300
12thA11761100
13thB12221101

Towns in York: crashes in 2023

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 201.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2023

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2023: 48.

Latest crashes in York in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2023, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

York road accidents in other years