YO41 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO41 postcode district recorded 311 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 450 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 450
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 450
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO41
Towns in YO41
Roads in YO41
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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 YO41 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO41 postcode district
Collisions recorded
311
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
450
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
60
21.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO41 postcode district
Collisions in the YO41 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (15.8% of the total), with 22.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.7% of recorded collisions in the YO41 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO41 postcode district have produced 450 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.2% 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 39 collisions, Monday 46 collisions, Tuesday 41 collisions, Wednesday 47 collisions, Thursday 41 collisions, Friday 48 collisions, Saturday 49 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 241 collisions, Darkness 70 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 307 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 98 collisions, 40 mph 32 collisions, 50 mph 15 collisions, 60 mph 162 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 250 collisions, Raining no high winds 42 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 299 casualties, Passenger 123 casualties, Pedestrian 28 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO41 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO41 postcode district?
311 collisions have been recorded in the YO41 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 450 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO41 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 60 were serious — 21.2% of all recorded collisions in the YO41 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO41 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the YO41 postcode district, accounting for 15.8% of them, and 22.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO41 postcode district happen on?
98.7% of collisions in the YO41 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO41 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.2% of the 450 casualties recorded in the YO41 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO41 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO41 postcode district rose 40% 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 YO41 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 YO41 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.