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DL6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,498 road traffic collisions in the DL6 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,960 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 94 were fatal and 739 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
2,498
1,513th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,960
1.59 per collision
Fatal collisions
94
102 people killed
Serious collisions
739
1,066 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DL6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal943.8%
  • Serious73930%
  • Slight1,66567%

What the data shows

  • DL6 had 326 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 465 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in DL6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 353 children under 16 were killed or injured in DL6, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in DL6.

Where DL6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,513th
Most casualties
1,332nd
Most fatal collisions
340th
Most serious collisions
871st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday325 (13%)
  • Tuesday347 (14%)
  • Wednesday388 (16%)
  • Thursday337 (13%)
  • Friday401 (16%)
  • Saturday375 (15%)
  • Sunday325 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,763 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting523 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,813 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway611 (24%)
  • Roundabout54 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph641 (26%)
  • 40 mph88 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,111 (44%)
  • 70 mph640 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,965 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds285 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Other61 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,852 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist324 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian227 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist197 (5%)
  • Van occupant137 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)87 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DL6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DL6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DL6 peaked at 89 in 1979; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252235
20242440
20232339
20223445
20213355
20202546
20193345
20184979
20173960
20164474
20154267
20144887
20134672
20125680
20113349
20104881
20094566
20084662
20075797
20064468
20055685
200471111
20035896
200270113
200171112
20006698
199975119
199864109
199782165
199673116
19955888
199472105
19935178
199268105
199185120
199076124
198967106
19886386
198700
19864470
19854672
19843651
19835796
198268127
198175117
198066120
197989124

Map of recent crashes in DL6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DL6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DL6

The 24 most recent collisions in DL6 happened between 26 November 2024 and 22 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DL6

The A19 has the most collisions in DL6, 608 of 2,498 (24%), followed by the A684 (418).

Collisions in DL6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA196081,17138212
2ndA68441867912116
3rdA16735353913103
4thA1681752691157
5thA172101169741
6thB12643865417
7thB6271182913

Council areas covering DL6

Collisions in DL6 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Yorkshire has 2,487 of 2,498 (99.6%).

Collisions in DL6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire2,4873,94894738
2ndBarnsley6601

Town in DL6

Of the 2,498 collisions in DL6, 594 (24%) were in Northallerton.