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YO31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
3,342
1,172nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,899
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
41 people killed
Serious collisions
742
820 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.2%
  • Serious74222%
  • Slight2,55977%

What the data shows

  • YO31 had 453 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 532 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in YO31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 448 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO31, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in YO31.

Where YO31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,172nd
Most casualties
1,356th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
864th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday501 (15%)
  • Tuesday505 (15%)
  • Wednesday529 (16%)
  • Thursday561 (17%)
  • Friday548 (16%)
  • Saturday427 (13%)
  • Sunday271 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,358 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit916 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,913 (87%)
  • Roundabout258 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road93 (2.8%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph3,155 (94%)
  • 40 mph115 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,692 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds410 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded70 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,142 (29%)
  • Cyclist1,132 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist908 (23%)
  • Pedestrian574 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant48 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO31 peaked at 145 in 1988; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253539
20243737
20233338
20224347
20213743
20204143
20194750
20185159
20177181
20165863
20155459
20145057
20135664
20125055
20114754
20106776
20094858
20085368
20074551
20066269
20057292
20046580
20036183
20027277
20015456
20006166
19997385
19985667
19977080
19966677
19958298
19945977
19937283
19926986
19917687
199088110
1989108116
1988145164
198700
1986112134
1985139162
1984120145
1983118135
1982121143
1981120153
1980136164
1979142168

Map of recent crashes in YO31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO31

The 24 most recent collisions in YO31 happened between 20 May and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO31

The A1036 has the most collisions in YO31, 541 of 3,342 (16%), followed by the B1363 (305).

Collisions in YO31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA103654164011109
2ndB1363305356368
3rdB1227293209
4thA19141702
5thA10797801
6thA647702
7thB10363300

Council areas covering YO31

Collisions in YO31 were recorded in 2 council areas. York has 3,212 of 3,342 (96%).

Collisions in YO31 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stYork3,2123,73337680
2ndNorth Yorkshire130166462

Towns in YO31

Collisions in YO31 were recorded in 2 towns, led by York (3,036) and Huntington, York (172).