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YO19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,763 road traffic collisions in the YO19 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 95 were fatal and 752 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (37).

Collisions since 1979
2,763
1,407th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,254
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
95
105 people killed
Serious collisions
752
1,032 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for YO19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal953.4%
  • Serious75227%
  • Slight1,91669%

What the data shows

  • YO19 had 345 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 550 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in YO19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 313 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO19, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in YO19.

Where YO19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,407th
Most casualties
1,224th
Most fatal collisions
322nd
Most serious collisions
834th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday367 (13%)
  • Tuesday363 (13%)
  • Wednesday396 (14%)
  • Thursday388 (14%)
  • Friday470 (17%)
  • Saturday383 (14%)
  • Sunday396 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,112 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting447 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,111 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway477 (17%)
  • Roundabout142 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph335 (12%)
  • 40 mph288 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,669 (60%)
  • 70 mph451 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,215 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds297 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist43 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Other43 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,028 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist567 (13%)
  • Cyclist180 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant159 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian122 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)71 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO19 peaked at 97 in 2001; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254157
20243757
20233243
20222734
20212530
20203145
20194063
20183559
20173046
20164764
20154052
20143553
20134973
20123242
20114361
201065100
200969106
20086795
200768113
200682118
200577129
200493133
200384134
200289127
200197143
200087136
199976119
199874119
199778125
199683139
199593133
199469115
199370108
199280136
19915880
19906099
198966106
19885484
198700
19865181
19855572
198460100
19835174
198264102
198163100
198074127
197962122

Map of recent crashes in YO19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO19

The 24 most recent collisions in YO19 happened between 15 June and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO19

The A19 has the most collisions in YO19, 921 of 2,763 (33%), followed by the A64 (351).

Collisions in YO19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA199211,44834240
2ndA643515712184
3rdA10793435611191
4thA166231387962
5thB1222201308775
6thB122872126123
7thA171014
8thA10366701
9thB62654901
10thA60553401

Council areas covering YO19

Collisions in YO19 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Yorkshire has 1,493 of 2,763 (54%).

Collisions in YO19 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire1,4932,32259519
2ndYork1,2651,92536232
3rdWyre3401

Towns in YO19

Collisions in YO19 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Escrick (111) and York (53).