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HG5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,056 road traffic collisions in the HG5 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 751 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, up 57% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
3,056
1,296th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,642
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
96 people killed
Serious collisions
751
970 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Up 57% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Up 59% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HG5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal762.5%
  • Serious75125%
  • Slight2,22973%

What the data shows

  • HG5 had 407 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 662 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in HG5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 435 children under 16 were killed or injured in HG5, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in HG5.

Where HG5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,296th
Most casualties
1,107th
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
837th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday399 (13%)
  • Tuesday418 (14%)
  • Wednesday458 (15%)
  • Thursday481 (16%)
  • Friday505 (17%)
  • Saturday412 (13%)
  • Sunday383 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,291 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting438 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,405 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway479 (16%)
  • Roundabout103 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,024 (34%)
  • 40 mph105 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph36 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1,360 (45%)
  • 70 mph521 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,425 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds373 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist38 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,164 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist425 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian354 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist235 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant205 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)109 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant36 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HG5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HG5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HG5 peaked at 99 in 2004; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254765
20243041
20233644
20222940
20212935
20202936
20193766
20184355
201763110
20166495
20155386
20146389
201363100
20126083
201171125
201080125
20096296
20085480
200787138
200669110
200590131
200499135
200377102
200288123
20016598
200077118
199988144
199872104
19976398
199670104
199579120
199485173
199375126
199271114
199169103
19906792
198983131
19886693
198700
19865688
198563107
198485122
198368100
198278103
198180116
198082139
197991139

Map of recent crashes in HG5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HG5

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HG5

The 24 most recent collisions in HG5 happened between 25 May and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HG5

The A59 has the most collisions in HG5, 833 of 3,056 (27%), followed by the A6055 (348).

Collisions in HG5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA598331,34917207
2ndA60553485381999
3rdA12494251088
4thA1(M)231360336
5thA661177299344
6thA658161274828
7thB6165129206331
8thB6163108140024
9thB616498130225
10thA1684567415
11thB6055121802
12thA6151101
13thB61665501

Council areas covering HG5

Collisions in HG5 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Yorkshire has 3,051 of 3,056 (99.8%).

Collisions in HG5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire3,0514,63576749
2ndBarnsley3401

Town in HG5

Of the 3,056 collisions in HG5, 1,003 (33%) were in Knaresborough.