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YO62 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,689 road traffic collisions in the YO62 postcode district, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 631 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
1,689
1,899th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,571
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
71 people killed
Serious collisions
631
839 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO62

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal613.6%
  • Serious63137%
  • Slight99759%

What the data shows

  • YO62 had 249 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 317 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 41% of collisions in YO62 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 210 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO62, 8.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in YO62.

Where YO62 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,899th
Most casualties
1,818th
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
1,123rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday219 (13%)
  • Tuesday196 (12%)
  • Wednesday213 (13%)
  • Thursday215 (13%)
  • Friday253 (15%)
  • Saturday269 (16%)
  • Sunday324 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,348 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting264 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,652 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph327 (19%)
  • 40 mph72 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph1,247 (74%)
  • 70 mph41 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,343 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist36 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Other35 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,646 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist480 (19%)
  • Pedestrian133 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist111 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant72 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO62 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO62, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO62 peaked at 58 in 2003; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253248
20242842
20232736
20221926
20211826
20201322
20192528
20182737
20172533
20163551
20152230
20142839
20134060
20123853
20113037
20103864
20093351
20082336
20073350
20063253
20054357
20045274
20035894
20024888
20015277
20005084
19994363
19984975
19974970
19964361
19954677
19944467
19935388
19924363
19914669
19904159
19893362
19883778
198711
19864069
19853339
19844159
19833453
19823253
19814076
19804353
19792940

Map of recent crashes in YO62

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO62

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO62

The 24 most recent collisions in YO62 happened between 30 April and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO62

The A170 has the most collisions in YO62, 529 of 1,689 (31%), followed by the B1257 (289).

Collisions in YO62 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17052987827202
2ndB125728945813128
3rdB136376124336
4thA64233727
5thB1248162525
6thA19121406
7thA10364501

Council areas covering YO62

Collisions in YO62 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Yorkshire has 1,658 of 1,689 (98%).

Collisions in YO62 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Yorkshire1,6582,52661624
2ndYork304307