YO43 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO43 postcode district recorded 480 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 707 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 102 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 80% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 102
- Casualties
- 707
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 102
- Casualties
- 707
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO43
Towns in YO43
Roads in YO43
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO43 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO43 postcode district
Collisions recorded
480
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
707
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
102
23.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO43 postcode district
Collisions in the YO43 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.9% of the total), with 22.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
90% of recorded collisions in the YO43 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO43 postcode district have produced 707 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.9% 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 62 collisions, Monday 51 collisions, Tuesday 74 collisions, Wednesday 72 collisions, Thursday 79 collisions, Friday 81 collisions, Saturday 61 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 372 collisions, Darkness 108 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 432 collisions, Roundabout 38 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 198 collisions, 40 mph 55 collisions, 60 mph 226 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 400 collisions, Raining no high winds 53 collisions, Fog or mist 10 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 458 casualties, Passenger 200 casualties, Pedestrian 49 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO43 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO43 postcode district?
480 collisions have been recorded in the YO43 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 707 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO43 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 102 were serious — 23.3% of all recorded collisions in the YO43 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO43 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the YO43 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 22.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO43 postcode district happen on?
90% of collisions in the YO43 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO43 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.9% of the 707 casualties recorded in the YO43 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO43 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO43 postcode district rose 80% 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 YO43 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 YO43 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.