YO42 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO42 postcode district recorded 431 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 540 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 89 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 89
- Casualties
- 540
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 89
- Casualties
- 540
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO42
Towns in YO42
Roads in YO42
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO42 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO42 postcode district
Collisions recorded
431
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
540
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
89
23% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO42 postcode district
Collisions in the YO42 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.2% of the total), with 28.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93% of recorded collisions in the YO42 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO42 postcode district have produced 540 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.9% 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 44 collisions, Monday 68 collisions, Tuesday 64 collisions, Wednesday 70 collisions, Thursday 61 collisions, Friday 67 collisions, Saturday 57 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 310 collisions, Darkness 121 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 401 collisions, Roundabout 23 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 14 collisions, 30 mph 246 collisions, 40 mph 12 collisions, 50 mph 29 collisions, 60 mph 128 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 366 collisions, Raining no high winds 39 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Other 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 359 casualties, Passenger 90 casualties, Pedestrian 91 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightAccident 2017160168262
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SlightAccident 2016160141166
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SlightAccident 2016160123413
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SeriousAccident 2016160092164
SlightAccident 2016160090069
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO42 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO42 postcode district?
431 collisions have been recorded in the YO42 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 540 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO42 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 89 were serious — 23% of all recorded collisions in the YO42 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO42 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the YO42 postcode district, accounting for 16.2% of them, and 28.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO42 postcode district happen on?
93% of collisions in the YO42 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO42 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 16.9% of the 540 casualties recorded in the YO42 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO42 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO42 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the YO42 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 YO42 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.