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DL8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,378 road traffic collisions in the DL8 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,039 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 115 were fatal and 1,181 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 49 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,378
1,147th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,039
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
115
129 people killed
Serious collisions
1,181
1,558 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
49
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DL8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1153.4%
  • Serious1,18135%
  • Slight2,08262%

What the data shows

  • DL8 had 404 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 708 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 38% of collisions in DL8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 355 children under 16 were killed or injured in DL8, 7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in DL8.

Where DL8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,147th
Most casualties
984th
Most fatal collisions
200th
Most serious collisions
218th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday440 (13%)
  • Tuesday415 (12%)
  • Wednesday373 (11%)
  • Thursday460 (14%)
  • Friday542 (16%)
  • Saturday582 (17%)
  • Sunday566 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,555 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting626 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,949 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway382 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph685 (20%)
  • 40 mph124 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph43 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph2,067 (61%)
  • 70 mph455 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,595 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds422 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds97 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist56 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other48 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,406 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist736 (15%)
  • Pedestrian254 (5%)
  • Cyclist207 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant174 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)120 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant48 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DL8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DL8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DL8 peaked at 111 in 2001; 2025 had 49.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 49
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254959
20243856
20233144
20223445
20213538
20203747
20194162
20183759
20174455
20165869
20156077
20146299
20135983
20126996
20116192
20106289
200976121
200886150
200786126
200687130
200596138
2004110179
2003104158
200297152
2001111175
2000107156
199990144
1998103148
199799153
199690133
199590121
199476133
199394136
199264100
199187143
199096139
1989105159
198886127
198700
19865285
19855783
198470109
198384113
198270109
198163105
198068102
197997142

Map of recent crashes in DL8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DL8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DL8

The 24 most recent collisions in DL8 happened between 16 July and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DL8

The A684 has the most collisions in DL8, 1,035 of 3,378 (31%), followed by the A1 (361).

Collisions in DL8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6841,0351,53040386
2ndA136162315109
3rdA6108314457598
4thB62681101771134
5thB6255108151858
6thB6267102176238
7thB62857399522
8thB61606073232
9thA1(M)274226
10thA6055162405
11thA64132206
12thA165121602
13thA1717801
14thA1706912
15thA100041500
16thB12614400
17thB62654400
18thA653400
19thB12493303
20thB62703501

Council area for DL8

DL8 is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DL8 accounts for 3.4% of them.

Towns in DL8

Collisions in DL8 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Bedale (172) and Aiskew (146).