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YO11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,965 road traffic collisions in the YO11 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 1,096 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, up 56% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
3,965
899th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,172
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
51 people killed
Serious collisions
1,096
1,349 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Up 56% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 50% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.2%
  • Serious1,09628%
  • Slight2,82371%

What the data shows

  • YO11 had 440 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 682 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in YO11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 754 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO11, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in YO11.

Where YO11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
899th
Most casualties
940th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
292nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday532 (13%)
  • Tuesday541 (14%)
  • Wednesday518 (13%)
  • Thursday591 (15%)
  • Friday664 (17%)
  • Saturday623 (16%)
  • Sunday496 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,953 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit811 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting146 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,212 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road362 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout192 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,303 (83%)
  • 40 mph157 (4%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph450 (11%)
  • 70 mph24 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,227 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds445 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds70 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,300 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,379 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist749 (14%)
  • Cyclist323 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant223 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant86 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO11 peaked at 145 in 1989; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254245
20242730
20234448
20223342
20213842
20204953
20193549
20185563
20175770
20166071
20157288
20145061
20135569
20127498
20115171
20106477
200978109
20088094
200782103
20067699
20057798
2004102140
2003106124
200299138
200191135
2000105144
199993111
1998104135
1997115161
1996102141
1995108152
199499134
199397120
1992111156
1991101137
1990110152
1989145188
1988125185
198700
1986108151
1985101133
1984116144
1983131173
1982133180
1981115141
1980119152
1979130165

Map of recent crashes in YO11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO11

The 24 most recent collisions in YO11 happened between 24 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO11

The A165 has the most collisions in YO11, 892 of 3,965 (22%), followed by the B1261 (271).

Collisions in YO11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1658921,26116252
2ndB1261271399292
3rdA64201256248
4thB1364137157137
5thA103964102021
6thA1717800
7thA1706800

Council area for YO11

YO11 is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. YO11 accounts for 4% of them.

Town in YO11

Of the 3,965 collisions in YO11, 2,977 (75%) were in Scarborough.