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YO61 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,926 road traffic collisions in the YO61 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 668 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,926
1,786th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,986
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
70 people killed
Serious collisions
668
885 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO61

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal643.3%
  • Serious66835%
  • Slight1,19462%

What the data shows

  • YO61 had 214 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 340 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 38% of collisions in YO61 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 230 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO61, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in YO61.

Where YO61 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,786th
Most casualties
1,663rd
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
1,027th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday255 (13%)
  • Tuesday226 (12%)
  • Wednesday292 (15%)
  • Thursday280 (15%)
  • Friday309 (16%)
  • Saturday304 (16%)
  • Sunday260 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,404 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting400 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,855 (96%)
  • Roundabout29 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph396 (21%)
  • 40 mph45 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1,423 (74%)
  • 70 mph57 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,526 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist28 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (2%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,109 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist341 (11%)
  • Cyclist130 (4.4%)
  • Pedestrian128 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant92 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)56 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO61 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO61, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO61 peaked at 68 in 1994; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252024
20241830
20233239
20221827
20211928
20202132
20191324
20182331
20171930
20163151
20153448
20143445
20133342
20124152
20113178
20103045
20094271
20082643
20072437
20064562
20054573
20044767
20035079
20026087
20015073
20004356
199965105
19984765
19974775
19966292
19955173
199468115
19936088
19924568
199164101
199068120
198963101
198863111
198700
19864673
19855369
19844378
19834888
19824779
19814664
19805286
19793961

Map of recent crashes in YO61

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO61

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO61

The 24 most recent collisions in YO61 happened between 22 November 2024 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO61

The A19 has the most collisions in YO61, 528 of 1,926 (27%), followed by the B1363 (195).

Collisions in YO61 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1952896631179
2ndB1363195293777
3rdA6491813
4thA10796701
5thA12375500
6thA1665800

Council areas covering YO61

Collisions in YO61 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Yorkshire has 1,880 of 1,926 (98%).

Collisions in YO61 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire1,8802,92664659
2ndYork455709

Town in YO61

Of the 1,926 collisions in YO61, 223 (12%) were in Easingwold.