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York road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in York in 2025, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (304), and casualties fell from 372.

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

Collisions in 2025
313
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
368
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
19% of collisions

Crash severity in York in 2025

0.6% of collisions in York in 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 21% in York from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight25281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight30683%

York road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in York, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 682 in 2002. 2025 is highlighted, with 313, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 313
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.8%)
  • February29 (9.3%)
  • March33 (11%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May37 (12%)
  • June13 (4.2%)
  • July25 (8%)
  • August26 (8.3%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October25 (8%)
  • November23 (7.3%)
  • December28 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (80%)
  • Wet or damp57 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph196 (63%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph55 (18%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (83%)
  • Roundabout36 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in York in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (32%)
  • Cyclist115 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (15%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2055 (15%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (74%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Passenger45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (54%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (22%)
  • Motorcycle59 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for York in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, York had the 100th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in York in 2025

Micklegate, York, YO1 6DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in York in 2025, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in York with the most crashes in 2025

The A1036 had the most collisions in York in 2025: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in York, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036333606
2ndA64223511
3rdA19212504
4thA59172404
5thA1237131802
6thA1079111501
7thB12248810
8thB13634502
9thA1662201
10thB12272301
11thA11761300
12thB12221301
13thB12281100

Towns in York: crashes in 2025

York itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 180.

Postcode districts in York: crashes in 2025

YO24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in York in 2025: 43.

Latest crashes in York in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in York in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

York road accidents in other years