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YO17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,365 road traffic collisions in the YO17 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,984 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 95 were fatal and 1,105 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 37% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
3,365
1,159th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,984
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
95
104 people killed
Serious collisions
1,105
1,480 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 37% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Down 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal952.8%
  • Serious1,10533%
  • Slight2,16564%

What the data shows

  • YO17 had 457 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 619 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in YO17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 568 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO17, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in YO17.

Where YO17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,159th
Most casualties
1,001st
Most fatal collisions
322nd
Most serious collisions
280th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday477 (14%)
  • Tuesday423 (13%)
  • Wednesday438 (13%)
  • Thursday471 (14%)
  • Friday592 (18%)
  • Saturday465 (14%)
  • Sunday499 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,575 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting467 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit297 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,103 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout49 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,201 (36%)
  • 40 mph262 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,674 (50%)
  • 70 mph208 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,686 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds326 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds64 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds55 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist49 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.4%)
  • Other61 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded35 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,113 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist691 (14%)
  • Pedestrian441 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist367 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant165 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)78 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO17 peaked at 107 in 1996; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252733
20244352
20233950
20224662
20213750
20203750
20194157
20185680
20175989
201672131
20155568
20145378
20136094
20125785
20115265
201055103
20096397
20086093
200774108
200690123
200586138
200493129
200384126
200285126
2001103151
2000105147
199992129
199899145
1997104183
1996107155
199591132
199497146
199396149
199269112
199180115
1990106162
198995136
198881103
198700
198672106
198569116
19846590
198386133
198277112
19816089
198094145
197993141

Map of recent crashes in YO17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO17

The 24 most recent collisions in YO17 happened between 26 February and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO17

The A64 has the most collisions in YO17, 809 of 3,365 (24%), followed by the B1248 (631).

Collisions in YO17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA648091,46033271
2ndB124863182418206
3rdB125740853515113
4thA1692754809102
5thB12585277015
6thA170172306
7thB1253151905
8thA653501
9thB12473500

Council areas covering YO17

Collisions in YO17 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Yorkshire has 3,353 of 3,365 (99.6%).

Collisions in YO17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire3,3534,957931,103
2ndEast Riding of Yorkshire92422
3rdYork3300

Towns in YO17

Collisions in YO17 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Malton (623) and Norton-on-Derwent (413).