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YO26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,673 road traffic collisions in the YO26 postcode district, York, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 929 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 49 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,673
1,007th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,113
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
81 people killed
Serious collisions
929
1,177 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
49
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Up 43% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal752%
  • Serious92925%
  • Slight2,66973%

What the data shows

  • YO26 had 459 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 657 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in YO26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 606 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO26, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in YO26.

Where YO26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,007th
Most casualties
963rd
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
498th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday551 (15%)
  • Tuesday534 (15%)
  • Wednesday519 (14%)
  • Thursday544 (15%)
  • Friday580 (16%)
  • Saturday504 (14%)
  • Sunday441 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,654 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit605 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting352 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,370 (92%)
  • Roundabout182 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,920 (52%)
  • 40 mph111 (3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1,544 (42%)
  • 70 mph57 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,939 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds432 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds93 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist39 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,849 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist847 (17%)
  • Cyclist683 (13%)
  • Pedestrian390 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant143 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO26 peaked at 131 in 1988; 2025 had 49.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 49
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254960
20243842
20233964
20223749
20214050
20203652
20195070
20185670
20175581
20165968
20156580
20146498
20135978
20125471
20117292
20106176
200975106
200876118
200766106
20066599
200586117
200490128
2003105140
2002103141
200199146
200074105
199993125
199898134
199791130
1996105136
199589124
199485118
1993106163
1992100149
199179117
199096148
1989110144
1988131179
198700
198689116
1985116190
1984115162
1983107144
1982108143
198196131
198093125
197993128

Map of recent crashes in YO26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO26

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO26

The 24 most recent collisions in YO26 happened between 2 August and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO26

The A59 has the most collisions in YO26, 1,258 of 3,673 (34%), followed by the B1224 (324).

Collisions in YO26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA591,2581,95037333
2ndB12243244416101
3rdA1237273421842
4thB6265132206249
5thA1036405014
6thA19314205
7thA1176171801
8thA64121605
9thA615601
10thA14900

Council areas covering YO26

Collisions in YO26 were recorded in 2 council areas. York has 2,291 of 3,673 (62%).

Collisions in YO26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stYork2,2912,84029481
2ndNorth Yorkshire1,3802,27046448

Towns in YO26

Collisions in YO26 were recorded in 2 towns, led by York (1,350) and Upper Poppleton (170).