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YO32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,581 road traffic collisions in the YO32 postcode district, York, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,036 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 958 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (41).

Collisions since 1979
3,581
1,047th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,036
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
60 people killed
Serious collisions
958
1,197 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO32

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal551.5%
  • Serious95827%
  • Slight2,56872%

What the data shows

  • YO32 had 497 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 666 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in YO32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 595 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO32, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in YO32.

Where YO32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,047th
Most casualties
985th
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
445th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday483 (13%)
  • Tuesday481 (13%)
  • Wednesday524 (15%)
  • Thursday552 (15%)
  • Friday592 (17%)
  • Saturday503 (14%)
  • Sunday446 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,586 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit595 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting345 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,030 (85%)
  • Roundabout368 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph1,506 (42%)
  • 40 mph312 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,488 (42%)
  • 70 mph214 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,824 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds423 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds86 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist48 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other57 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded55 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,897 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist866 (17%)
  • Cyclist620 (12%)
  • Pedestrian369 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant108 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO32, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO32 peaked at 124 in 1989; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254248
20244163
20233542
20224066
20215671
20204058
20194759
20186393
20175679
20167798
20154762
20145273
20135685
20126389
201170103
201068107
20097297
200868110
200776110
200694141
200583110
200494133
2003101151
200283106
2001101141
200074108
199995135
199885113
199790123
199699145
1995102160
199490131
19937193
199291138
1991104136
1990107148
1989124175
198881106
198700
198673103
198588104
1984119166
1983122165
198295140
198180126
198083120
197983106

Map of recent crashes in YO32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO32

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO32

The 24 most recent collisions in YO32 happened between 10 May and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO32

The A64 has the most collisions in YO32, 583 of 3,581 (16%), followed by the A1237 (308).

Collisions in YO32 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA645831,02611166
2ndA1237308457341
3rdB13632574061082
4thA1036150212147
5thA19111608
6thA64400

Council areas covering YO32

Collisions in YO32 were recorded in 3 council areas. York has 2,056 of 3,581 (57%).

Collisions in YO32 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stYork2,0562,90625338
2ndNorth Yorkshire1,5182,12030619
3rdLancaster5601

Towns in YO32

Collisions in YO32 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Huntington, York (662) and Haxby (420).