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LS24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,636 road traffic collisions in the LS24 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 94 were fatal and 810 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 38% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,636
1,463rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
4,168
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
94
99 people killed
Serious collisions
810
1,092 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
56
Up 100% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal943.6%
  • Serious81031%
  • Slight1,73266%

What the data shows

  • LS24 had 271 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 499 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in LS24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 390 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS24, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in LS24.

Where LS24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,463rd
Most casualties
1,258th
Most fatal collisions
340th
Most serious collisions
714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday356 (14%)
  • Tuesday337 (13%)
  • Wednesday352 (13%)
  • Thursday376 (14%)
  • Friday467 (18%)
  • Saturday348 (13%)
  • Sunday400 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,899 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting537 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,528 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway990 (38%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout49 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph503 (19%)
  • 40 mph92 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph31 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1,017 (39%)
  • 70 mph988 (37%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,077 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds307 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist55 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other36 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,972 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist473 (11%)
  • Cyclist196 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian164 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant147 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)103 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS24 peaked at 106 in 2004; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253656
20242628
20232632
20221826
20212233
20201724
20192432
20182639
20173251
20164462
20153953
20143772
20134970
20124979
20114264
20104692
200964107
20085276
20075687
200665104
20054357
2004106139
200378112
200279123
200179127
20006599
19996494
199887160
199793181
199681122
199579127
199473118
199383131
199280131
199183119
199071121
19896196
198877131
198748
19865387
198557101
198470107
198369114
198255102
19815983
198070117
19794774

Map of recent crashes in LS24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS24

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 LS24

The 24 most recent collisions in LS24 happened between 31 May and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS24

The A64 has the most collisions in LS24, 915 of 2,636 (35%), followed by the A659 (391).

Collisions in LS24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA649151,58846290
2ndA6593915347112
3rdA16238059911135
4thA1171317732
5thB12236789324
6thA1(M)6510426
7thB12175698231
8thA19111601
9thB12226605
10thB12246803
11thA12374401
12thA6614400
13thA1703601
14thA593602

Council areas covering LS24

Collisions in LS24 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Yorkshire has 2,333 of 2,636 (89%).

Collisions in LS24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire2,3333,62986751
2ndLeeds241456845
3rdYork6081014

Town in LS24

Of the 2,636 collisions in LS24, 328 (12%) were in Tadcaster.