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YO24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,569 road traffic collisions in the YO24 postcode district, York, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,169 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 846 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
3,569
1,056th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,169
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
36 people killed
Serious collisions
846
929 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Up 35% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal330.9%
  • Serious84624%
  • Slight2,69075%

What the data shows

  • YO24 had 462 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 646 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in YO24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 565 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO24, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in YO24.

Where YO24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,056th
Most casualties
1,257th
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
638th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday528 (15%)
  • Tuesday549 (15%)
  • Wednesday530 (15%)
  • Thursday559 (16%)
  • Friday626 (18%)
  • Saturday464 (13%)
  • Sunday313 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,582 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit916 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,229 (90%)
  • Roundabout155 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph3,423 (96%)
  • 40 mph20 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph63 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,937 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds370 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (1%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded66 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Cyclist1,242 (30%)
  • Car occupant1,060 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist975 (23%)
  • Pedestrian697 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant114 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant34 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO24 peaked at 162 in 1983; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254346
20243434
20234853
20224446
20214246
20203134
20194851
20185571
20175456
20166368
20156577
20147383
20136166
20126173
20115259
20105054
20096068
20086877
20078193
20067590
20056473
20046078
20036479
20028197
20017584
20004360
19997482
19987397
19977885
19965973
19956673
19946680
199382101
19927590
199196110
19907584
1989123143
1988122154
198700
1986125142
1985119133
1984140162
1983162182
1982130170
1981130159
1980138169
1979141164

Map of recent crashes in YO24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO24

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO24

The 24 most recent collisions in YO24 happened between 21 June and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO24

The A1036 has the most collisions in YO24, 1,026 of 3,569 (29%), followed by the A59 (332).

Collisions in YO24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10361,0261,2119255
2ndA59332402686
3rdB1224227255161
4thA643444013
5thA1237304629
6thB12256600
7thA10794402
8thA194402

Council areas covering YO24

Collisions in YO24 were recorded in 2 council areas. York has 3,543 of 3,569 (99%).

Collisions in YO24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stYork3,5434,12832837
2ndNorth Yorkshire264119

Town in YO24

Of the 3,569 collisions in YO24, 3,328 (93%) were in York.