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Leyburn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
127
2,505th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
157
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
39
47 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Leyburn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious3931%
  • Slight8466%

What the data shows

  • Leyburn had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 34% of collisions in Leyburn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Leyburn are between noon and 3pm, with 29% of collisions.
  • 13 children under 16 were killed or injured in Leyburn, 8.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Leyburn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,505th
Most casualties
2,613th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday11 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday13 (10%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday27 (21%)
  • Saturday25 (20%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (96%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph113 (89%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph10 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant75 (48%)
  • Pedestrian37 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Leyburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leyburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Leyburn peaked at 8 in 1983; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202456
202300
202222
202111
202023
201900
201823
201755
201611
201523
201422
201344
201233
201112
201011
200934
200812
200745
200636
200545
200433
200323
200245
200123
200034
199934
199823
199733
199634
199511
199445
199335
199233
199155
199044
198946
198855
198700
198611
198522
198422
1983810
198223
198136
198033
197944

Map of recent crashes in Leyburn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Leyburn

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 Leyburn

The 24 most recent collisions in Leyburn happened between 4 September 2014 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Leyburn

The A684 has the most collisions in Leyburn, 68 of 127 (54%), followed by the A6108 (38).

Collisions in Leyburn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6846885326
2ndA6108384808

Council area for Leyburn

Leyburn is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Leyburn accounts for 0.1% of them.

Postcode district for Leyburn

All 127 collisions in Leyburn were in the DL8 postcode district.