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YO1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,434 road traffic collisions in the YO1 postcode district, York, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 460 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
2,434
1,552nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,713
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
460
493 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal80.3%
  • Serious46019%
  • Slight1,96681%

What the data shows

  • YO1 had 291 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 421 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in YO1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 226 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO1, 8.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in YO1.

Where YO1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,552nd
Most casualties
1,762nd
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
1,600th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday316 (13%)
  • Tuesday367 (15%)
  • Wednesday354 (15%)
  • Thursday332 (14%)
  • Friday426 (18%)
  • Saturday446 (18%)
  • Sunday193 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,762 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit627 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,948 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road302 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout60 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph2,397 (98%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,070 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds212 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded60 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,076 (40%)
  • Cyclist682 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist409 (15%)
  • Car occupant340 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant136 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO1 peaked at 112 in 1983; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252526
20243030
20233131
20222528
20211415
20201216
20193138
20183334
20174041
20165055
20155156
20144045
20133838
20124246
20114044
20103338
20096163
20083435
20074051
20064246
20054448
20045673
20035052
20024957
20012931
20003841
19997480
19984655
19974963
19965966
19957376
19945053
19933538
19924147
19915559
19904953
19896472
198899109
198700
198693106
1985103125
1984101106
1983112123
19827990
19816272
1980107123
1979105119

Map of recent crashes in YO1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO1

The 24 most recent collisions in YO1 happened between 30 January and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO1

The A1036 has the most collisions in YO1, 369 of 2,434 (15%), followed by the A19 (157).

Collisions in YO1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1036369425372
2ndA19157177034
3rdB1227128140023
4thB1225121137036
5thA10795766015
6thB1226181906
7thA645501
8thB13634401

Council areas covering YO1

Collisions in YO1 were recorded in 2 council areas. York has 2,431 of 2,434 (99.9%).

Collisions in YO1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stYork2,4312,7108460
2ndNorth Yorkshire3300

Town in YO1

Of the 2,434 collisions in YO1, 2,199 (90%) were in York.