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York road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in York in 2024, and 372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2023 (314), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2024
304
Down 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
372
Up 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2024

1% of collisions in York in 2024 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight26788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32988%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2024 is highlighted, with 304, down 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 304
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (20%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.2%)
  • February26 (8.6%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May25 (8.2%)
  • June26 (8.6%)
  • July19 (6.3%)
  • August16 (5.3%)
  • September30 (9.9%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November24 (7.9%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (76%)
  • Wet or damp70 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph194 (64%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (17%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (80%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (43%)
  • Cyclist99 (27%)
  • Pedestrian55 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.9%)
  • Over 7522 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (70%)
  • Passenger57 (15%)
  • Pedestrian55 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (19%)
  • Motorcycle47 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 106th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in York in 2024

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2024, with 39 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2024

The A19 had the most collisions in York in 2024: 43, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19435201
2ndA1036282802
3rdA64224803
4thA1079142603
5thA1237131501
6thB1224111612
7thA599902
8thB12276602
9thB13636701
10thA11761100
11thA12381100
12thA1661300
13thB12221100

Towns in York: crashes in 2024

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 185.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2024

YO32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2024: 41.

Latest crashes in York in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

York road accidents in other years