YO21 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO21 postcode district recorded 891 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,298 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 165 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 165
- Casualties
- 1,298
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 165
- Casualties
- 1,298
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO21
Roads in YO21
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO21 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO21 postcode district
Collisions recorded
891
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,298
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
165
19.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO21 postcode district
Collisions in the YO21 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 22.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
88.6% of recorded collisions in the YO21 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO21 postcode district have produced 1,298 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.7% 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 131 collisions, Monday 111 collisions, Tuesday 116 collisions, Wednesday 123 collisions, Thursday 123 collisions, Friday 157 collisions, Saturday 130 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 688 collisions, Darkness 203 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 789 collisions, Roundabout 41 collisions, One way street 27 collisions, One way street/Slip road 17 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 33 collisions, 30 mph 467 collisions, 40 mph 44 collisions, 60 mph 347 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 725 collisions, Raining no high winds 72 collisions, Fine + high winds 20 collisions, Other 20 collisions, Raining + high winds 19 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 685 casualties, Passenger 409 casualties, Pedestrian 204 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO21 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO21 postcode district?
891 collisions have been recorded in the YO21 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,298 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO21 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 165 were serious — 19.9% of all recorded collisions in the YO21 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO21 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the YO21 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 22.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO21 postcode district happen on?
88.6% of collisions in the YO21 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO21 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.7% of the 1,298 casualties recorded in the YO21 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO21 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO21 postcode district fell 13% 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 YO21 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 YO21 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.