YO16 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO16 postcode district recorded 1,222 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,638 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 226 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 226
- Casualties
- 1,638
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 226
- Casualties
- 1,638
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO16
Towns in YO16
Roads in YO16
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO16 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO16 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,222
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,638
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
226
20.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO16 postcode district
Collisions in the YO16 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.3% of the total), with 25.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
84% of recorded collisions in the YO16 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO16 postcode district have produced 1,638 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.5% 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 157 collisions, Monday 159 collisions, Tuesday 188 collisions, Wednesday 184 collisions, Thursday 148 collisions, Friday 211 collisions, Saturday 175 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 915 collisions, Darkness 307 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,027 collisions, Roundabout 92 collisions, Dual carriageway 79 collisions, One way street 13 collisions, One way street/Slip road 9 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 31 collisions, 30 mph 924 collisions, 40 mph 74 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 192 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,016 collisions, Raining no high winds 131 collisions, Fine + high winds 21 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, Other 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 974 casualties, Passenger 426 casualties, Pedestrian 238 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO16 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO16 postcode district?
1,222 collisions have been recorded in the YO16 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,638 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO16 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 226 were serious — 20.1% of all recorded collisions in the YO16 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO16 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the YO16 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 25.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO16 postcode district happen on?
84% of collisions in the YO16 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO16 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.5% of the 1,638 casualties recorded in the YO16 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO16 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO16 postcode district fell 33% 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 YO16 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 YO16 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.