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Filey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Filey, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 91 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
292
1,577th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
343
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
91
96 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Filey

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious9131%
  • Slight19667%

What the data shows

  • Filey had 36 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 69 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in Filey were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Filey are between noon and 3pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 79 children under 16 were killed or injured in Filey, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Filey ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,577th
Most casualties
1,679th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,209th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (10%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph270 (92%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian117 (34%)
  • Car occupant107 (31%)
  • Cyclist60 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Filey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Filey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Filey peaked at 12 in 2007; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202433
202377
202211
202133
202011
201944
201823
201744
201645
201558
201488
201344
201245
201167
201089
2009911
2008710
20071214
200666
200578
200444
200355
200244
2001711
20001214
199966
199811
199744
199678
199555
199478
199378
19921015
199168
19901011
19891215
19881213
198700
198678
198579
19841213
198355
198289
198166
1980912
1979711

Map of recent crashes in Filey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Filey

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Filey

The 24 most recent collisions in Filey happened between 26 September 2019 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Filey

Of the 292 collisions in Filey, 128 were on the A1039.

Collisions in Filey on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1039128159250

Council area for Filey

Filey is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Filey accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Filey

All 292 collisions in Filey were in the YO14 postcode district.