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YO12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,910 road traffic collisions in the YO12 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 1,493 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (71).

Collisions since 1979
4,910
585th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,524
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
76 people killed
Serious collisions
1,493
1,813 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
66
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal681.4%
  • Serious1,49330%
  • Slight3,34968%

What the data shows

  • YO12 had 617 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 829 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in YO12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,043 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO12, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in YO12.

Where YO12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
585th
Most casualties
578th
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
87th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday735 (15%)
  • Tuesday708 (14%)
  • Wednesday705 (14%)
  • Thursday774 (16%)
  • Friday769 (16%)
  • Saturday636 (13%)
  • Sunday583 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,730 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit892 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting223 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,283 (87%)
  • Roundabout331 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,759 (77%)
  • 40 mph194 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph892 (18%)
  • 70 mph44 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,941 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds579 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds87 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist45 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.5%)
  • Other56 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,284 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,064 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,030 (16%)
  • Cyclist696 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant180 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant123 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO12 peaked at 162 in 1979; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255866
20247180
20236799
20225976
20215263
20205055
20195372
20185970
20177794
20167199
20157092
20147499
20136891
20127081
201175109
201088115
200998126
2008101133
2007101139
200684101
200597126
2004109153
2003125175
2002114163
2001120156
2000124161
1999130181
1998136187
1997135196
1996137189
1995112150
1994125157
1993156227
1992133176
1991125160
1990127164
1989142211
1988142197
198700
1986142183
1985148194
1984138185
1983158205
1982131180
1981160203
1980136177
1979162208

Map of recent crashes in YO12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO12

The 24 most recent collisions in YO12 happened between 14 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO12

The A64 has the most collisions in YO12, 1,149 of 4,910 (23%), followed by the A171 (474).

Collisions in YO12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA641,1491,70921401
2ndA1714746068149
3rdA1654345595141
4thA1703324688110
5thB1261164225444
6thB1249108182648
7thB13645362014
8thA103991110
9thA6843401
10thB12623601

Council area for YO12

YO12 is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. YO12 accounts for 4.9% of them.

Town in YO12

Of the 4,910 collisions in YO12, 3,348 (68%) were in Scarborough.