YO13 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO13 postcode district recorded 482 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 678 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 99 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 45% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 678
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 678
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO13
Towns in YO13
Roads in YO13
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO13 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO13 postcode district
Collisions recorded
482
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
678
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
99
22.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO13 postcode district
Collisions in the YO13 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.4% of the total), with 21.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.1% of recorded collisions in the YO13 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO13 postcode district have produced 678 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 74 collisions, Monday 59 collisions, Tuesday 72 collisions, Wednesday 57 collisions, Thursday 76 collisions, Friday 79 collisions, Saturday 65 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 380 collisions, Darkness 102 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 473 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 225 collisions, 40 mph 29 collisions, 60 mph 227 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 408 collisions, Raining no high winds 36 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions, Snowing no high winds 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 439 casualties, Passenger 201 casualties, Pedestrian 38 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO13 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO13 postcode district?
482 collisions have been recorded in the YO13 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 678 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO13 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 99 were serious — 22.4% of all recorded collisions in the YO13 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO13 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the YO13 postcode district, accounting for 16.4% of them, and 21.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO13 postcode district happen on?
98.1% of collisions in the YO13 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO13 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.6% of the 678 casualties recorded in the YO13 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO13 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO13 postcode district rose 45% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the YO13 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the YO13 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.