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Bishopthorpe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Bishopthorpe, York, from 1979 to 2025, and 142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
123
2,550th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
142
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
23
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bishopthorpe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2319%
  • Slight9880%

What the data shows

  • Bishopthorpe had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Bishopthorpe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bishopthorpe, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Bishopthorpe.

Where Bishopthorpe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,550th
Most casualties
2,727th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (19%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (21%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday21 (17%)
  • Sunday9 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph92 (75%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph24 (20%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant52 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (24%)
  • Cyclist33 (23%)
  • Pedestrian18 (13%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bishopthorpe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bishopthorpe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bishopthorpe peaked at 6 in 2009; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202445
202300
202211
202111
202011
201923
201800
201722
201622
201522
201455
201311
201212
201145
201022
200966
200822
200744
200644
200523
200434
200311
200211
200122
200034
199944
199823
199756
199633
199522
199422
199356
199214
199123
199022
198923
198811
198700
198624
198544
198455
198368
198266
198144
198044
197955

Map of recent crashes in Bishopthorpe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bishopthorpe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bishopthorpe

The 24 most recent collisions in Bishopthorpe happened between 7 July 2011 and 29 May 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bishopthorpe

Of the 123 collisions in Bishopthorpe, 10 were on the B1222.

Collisions in Bishopthorpe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1222101204

Council areas covering Bishopthorpe

Collisions in Bishopthorpe were recorded in 2 council areas. York has 69 of 123 (56%).

Collisions in Bishopthorpe by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stYork697719
2ndNorth Yorkshire5465114

Postcode districts in Bishopthorpe

Collisions in Bishopthorpe were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by YO23 (109) and YO19 (14).