YO18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO18 postcode district recorded 569 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 794 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 149 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 6% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 149
- Casualties
- 794
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 149
- Casualties
- 794
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO18
Towns in YO18
Roads in YO18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
569
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
794
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
149
28.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO18 postcode district
Collisions in the YO18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (16.9% of the total), with 23.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.7% of recorded collisions in the YO18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO18 postcode district have produced 794 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.2% 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 83 collisions, Monday 96 collisions, Tuesday 75 collisions, Wednesday 83 collisions, Thursday 64 collisions, Friday 87 collisions, Saturday 81 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 437 collisions, Darkness 132 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 556 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 265 collisions, 40 mph 53 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 244 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 479 collisions, Raining no high winds 42 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions, Fine + high winds 10 collisions, Other 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 454 casualties, Passenger 227 casualties, Pedestrian 113 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO18 postcode district?
569 collisions have been recorded in the YO18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 794 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 149 were serious — 28.6% of all recorded collisions in the YO18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO18 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the YO18 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 23.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO18 postcode district happen on?
97.7% of collisions in the YO18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.2% of the 794 casualties recorded in the YO18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO18 postcode district rose 6% 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 YO18 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 YO18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.