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YO21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,173 road traffic collisions in the YO21 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 665 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,173
1,670th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,339
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
48
56 people killed
Serious collisions
665
931 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal482.2%
  • Serious66531%
  • Slight1,46067%

What the data shows

  • YO21 had 285 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 436 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in YO21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 409 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO21, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in YO21.

Where YO21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,670th
Most casualties
1,542nd
Most fatal collisions
1,255th
Most serious collisions
1,033rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday293 (13%)
  • Tuesday255 (12%)
  • Wednesday283 (13%)
  • Thursday292 (13%)
  • Friday348 (16%)
  • Saturday341 (16%)
  • Sunday361 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,639 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting297 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,988 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout63 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph959 (44%)
  • 40 mph95 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph1,049 (48%)
  • 70 mph42 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,704 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds78 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist53 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (1%)
  • Other34 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,009 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist501 (15%)
  • Pedestrian393 (12%)
  • Cyclist114 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant113 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant47 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO21 peaked at 77 in 1986; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252328
20242738
20232844
20222333
20213951
20202235
20191825
20183037
20173956
20163646
20153864
20144578
20134571
20124569
20113450
20104568
20094874
20084970
20074260
20064572
20054170
20045192
20036098
20024772
20013971
20005685
19996088
19985493
19975286
19964263
19956298
19945487
199357102
199269124
199160103
19905876
19894763
19885988
198722
198677113
19854972
19845173
19835573
19825982
198171114
19806797
19795385

Map of recent crashes in YO21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO21

The 24 most recent collisions in YO21 happened between 27 November 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO21

The A171 has the most collisions in YO21, 716 of 2,173 (33%), followed by the A174 (320).

Collisions in YO21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1717161,32928231
2ndA1743204924100
3rdA16972115221
4thB14166293021
5thB14605478217
6thB14102538112

Council areas covering YO21

Collisions in YO21 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Yorkshire has 2,158 of 2,173 (99%).

Collisions in YO21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire2,1583,31948662
2ndRedcar and Cleveland111603
3rdYork4400

Town in YO21

Of the 2,173 collisions in YO21, 793 (36%) were in Whitby.