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Upper Poppleton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Upper Poppleton, York, from 1979 to 2025, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
170
2,129th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
215
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
26
33 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Upper Poppleton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14384%

What the data shows

  • Upper Poppleton had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Upper Poppleton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 24 children under 16 were killed or injured in Upper Poppleton, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Upper Poppleton.

Where Upper Poppleton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,129th
Most casualties
2,184th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (18%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (76%)
  • Roundabout40 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph58 (34%)
  • 40 mph30 (18%)
  • 60 mph81 (48%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant129 (60%)
  • Cyclist31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (14%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Upper Poppleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Upper Poppleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Upper Poppleton peaked at 8 in 2007; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202444
202326
202211
202124
202079
201934
201856
201733
201666
201534
201433
201366
201233
201177
201044
200911
200845
2007810
2006814
200588
200445
2003611
200257
200122
200000
199967
199811
199722
199623
199500
199433
199345
199246
199133
199069
198911
198847
198700
198656
198512
198468
198344
198223
198178
198011
197911

Map of recent crashes in Upper Poppleton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Upper Poppleton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Upper Poppleton

The 24 most recent collisions in Upper Poppleton happened between 25 July 2018 and 19 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Upper Poppleton

The A59 has the most collisions in Upper Poppleton, 64 of 170 (38%), followed by the A1237 (51).

Collisions in Upper Poppleton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59648417
2ndA1237516505

Council areas covering Upper Poppleton

Collisions in Upper Poppleton were recorded in 2 council areas. York has 123 of 170 (72%).

Collisions in Upper Poppleton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stYork12315409
2ndNorth Yorkshire4761117

Postcode district for Upper Poppleton

All 170 collisions in Upper Poppleton were in the YO26 postcode district.