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YO60 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,487 road traffic collisions in the YO60 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 526 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
1,487
1,972nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,569
1.73 per collision
Fatal collisions
63
72 people killed
Serious collisions
526
823 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO60

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal634.2%
  • Serious52635%
  • Slight89860%

What the data shows

  • YO60 had 206 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 280 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 40% of collisions in YO60 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 225 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO60, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in YO60.

Where YO60 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,972nd
Most casualties
1,819th
Most fatal collisions
855th
Most serious collisions
1,416th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday223 (15%)
  • Tuesday162 (11%)
  • Wednesday166 (11%)
  • Thursday169 (11%)
  • Friday243 (16%)
  • Saturday240 (16%)
  • Sunday284 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,129 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting323 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,137 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway341 (23%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph68 (4.6%)
  • 40 mph21 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (1%)
  • 60 mph1,029 (69%)
  • 70 mph352 (24%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,135 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,072 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant98 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (1.9%)
  • Pedestrian44 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO60 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO60, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO60 peaked at 53 in 2000; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252536
20242440
20232146
20221421
20212750
20201517
20191534
20182134
20172134
20162342
20153055
20142030
20132639
20122440
20111926
20102240
20093149
20083049
20074574
20063348
20053253
20044688
20034974
20024883
20013980
20005396
19995191
19983963
19974073
19964679
19954781
19944473
19933561
19923056
19914178
19903458
19894677
19884371
198700
19862446
19853976
19842753
19833049
19822440
19813566
19802950
19793050

Map of recent crashes in YO60

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO60

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO60

The 24 most recent collisions in YO60 happened between 13 February and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO60

The A64 has the most collisions in YO60, 872 of 1,487 (59%), followed by the A65 (5).

Collisions in YO60 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA648721,62347315
2ndA655812
3rdB12575500

Council areas covering YO60

Collisions in YO60 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Yorkshire has 1,473 of 1,487 (99%).

Collisions in YO60 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire1,4732,55163522
2ndYork111304