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Thirsk road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 94 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
393
1,320th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
475
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
94
98 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Thirsk

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9424%
  • Slight29274%

What the data shows

  • Thirsk had 55 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 79 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Thirsk were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 88 children under 16 were killed or injured in Thirsk, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Thirsk.

Where Thirsk ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,320th
Most casualties
1,371st
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,181st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (74%)
  • Roundabout39 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (6.9%)
  • 30 mph279 (71%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant164 (35%)
  • Pedestrian138 (29%)
  • Cyclist75 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (15%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Thirsk road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thirsk, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Thirsk peaked at 19 in 1995; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202467
202399
202255
202111
202055
201922
201867
2017911
2016710
201568
201479
201367
20121216
201177
2010712
200966
2008911
20071115
200688
200545
200458
2003710
200279
20011113
20001010
19991010
19981215
19971819
199679
19951923
19941112
1993714
199288
199166
1990811
1989911
198889
198700
1986918
198557
198477
19831415
19821717
19811921
19801113
19791013

Map of recent crashes in Thirsk

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Thirsk

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Thirsk

The 24 most recent collisions in Thirsk happened between 12 May 2022 and 6 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Thirsk

The A61 has the most collisions in Thirsk, 206 of 393 (52%), followed by the A170 (43).

Collisions in Thirsk on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61206234258
2ndA1704353211
3rdB1448283508
4thA19172721
5thA16881801

Council area for Thirsk

Thirsk is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Thirsk accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Thirsk

All 393 collisions in Thirsk were in the YO7 postcode district.