YO5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO5 postcode district recorded 251 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 405 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 56 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 500% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 56
- Casualties
- 405
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 56
- Casualties
- 405
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO5
Roads in YO5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
251
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
405
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
56
27.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO5 postcode district
Collisions in the YO5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21.1% of the total), with 29.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
55.8% of recorded collisions in the YO5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO5 postcode district have produced 405 casualties. Pedestrians account for 1.7% 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 37 collisions, Monday 35 collisions, Tuesday 34 collisions, Wednesday 33 collisions, Thursday 30 collisions, Friday 53 collisions, Saturday 29 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 177 collisions, Darkness 74 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 140 collisions, Dual carriageway 103 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 21 collisions, 40 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 124 collisions, 70 mph 100 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 204 collisions, Raining no high winds 28 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Snowing no high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 294 casualties, Passenger 104 casualties, Pedestrian 7 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO5 postcode district?
251 collisions have been recorded in the YO5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 405 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 56 were serious — 27.5% of all recorded collisions in the YO5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO5 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the YO5 postcode district, accounting for 21.1% of them, and 29.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO5 postcode district happen on?
55.8% of collisions in the YO5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 1.7% of the 405 casualties recorded in the YO5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO5 postcode district rose 500% 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 YO5 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 YO5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.