YO15 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO15 postcode district recorded 824 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,080 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 170 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 41% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 170
- Casualties
- 1,080
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 170
- Casualties
- 1,080
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO15
Towns in YO15
Roads in YO15
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO15 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO15 postcode district
Collisions recorded
824
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,080
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
170
21.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO15 postcode district
Collisions in the YO15 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (18% of the total), with 21.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
88.7% of recorded collisions in the YO15 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO15 postcode district have produced 1,080 casualties. Pedestrians account for 25.2% 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 104 collisions, Monday 122 collisions, Tuesday 102 collisions, Wednesday 127 collisions, Thursday 100 collisions, Friday 121 collisions, Saturday 148 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 646 collisions, Darkness 178 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 731 collisions, One way street 46 collisions, One way street/Slip road 21 collisions, Roundabout 18 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 107 collisions, 30 mph 549 collisions, 40 mph 30 collisions, 50 mph 11 collisions, 60 mph 127 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 700 collisions, Raining no high winds 73 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, Fog or mist 9 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 542 casualties, Passenger 266 casualties, Pedestrian 272 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO15 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO15 postcode district?
824 collisions have been recorded in the YO15 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,080 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO15 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 170 were serious — 21.8% of all recorded collisions in the YO15 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO15 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the YO15 postcode district, accounting for 18% of them, and 21.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO15 postcode district happen on?
88.7% of collisions in the YO15 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO15 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 25.2% of the 1,080 casualties recorded in the YO15 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO15 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO15 postcode district fell 41% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the YO15 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 YO15 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.