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YO23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,623 road traffic collisions in the YO23 postcode district, York, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 724 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,623
1,468th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,711
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
69 people killed
Serious collisions
724
917 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal642.4%
  • Serious72428%
  • Slight1,83570%

What the data shows

  • YO23 had 285 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 482 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in YO23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 340 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO23, 9.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in YO23.

Where YO23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,468th
Most casualties
1,409th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
909th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday381 (15%)
  • Tuesday337 (13%)
  • Wednesday400 (15%)
  • Thursday400 (15%)
  • Friday412 (16%)
  • Saturday352 (13%)
  • Sunday341 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,910 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting369 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,803 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway661 (25%)
  • Roundabout81 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph1,020 (39%)
  • 40 mph82 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph831 (32%)
  • 70 mph637 (24%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,060 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds332 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist49 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,217 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist537 (14%)
  • Cyclist412 (11%)
  • Pedestrian283 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant97 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO23 peaked at 94 in 1985; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253141
20242742
20232938
20222130
20213037
20202836
20192537
20182628
20173544
20163338
20154667
20145686
20134359
20125881
20115168
20103948
20094660
20084555
20074467
20065473
20056296
20045477
20035775
200285124
200179147
20005690
199970109
199866100
19976594
19966395
199571101
19946691
199371102
19926492
199161109
199078102
198984124
198885117
198700
19866994
198594128
19846693
19836587
198286107
198193121
19806595
197981106

Map of recent crashes in YO23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO23

The 24 most recent collisions in YO23 happened between 31 March and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO23

The A64 has the most collisions in YO23, 644 of 2,623 (25%), followed by the A1237 (223).

Collisions in YO23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA646441,06527191
2ndA1237223341551
3rdB1224213336967
4thA1036175236539
5thA10797885024
6thA59374406
7thA171001
8thA196601
9thB62654901

Council areas covering YO23

Collisions in YO23 were recorded in 2 council areas. York has 1,697 of 2,623 (65%).

Collisions in YO23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stYork1,6972,28331351
2ndNorth Yorkshire9261,42833373

Towns in YO23

Collisions in YO23 were recorded in 3 towns, led by York (635) and Bishopthorpe (109).