YO60 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO60 postcode district recorded 145 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 222 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 40
- Casualties
- 222
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 40
- Casualties
- 222
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO60
Roads in YO60
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO60 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO60 postcode district
Collisions recorded
145
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
222
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
40
29.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO60 postcode district
Collisions in the YO60 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (20.7% of the total), with 22.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
76.6% of recorded collisions in the YO60 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 12.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO60 postcode district have produced 222 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5% 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 19 collisions, Monday 24 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 16 collisions, Thursday 21 collisions, Friday 30 collisions, Saturday 23 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 113 collisions, Darkness 32 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 111 collisions, Dual carriageway 32 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 18 collisions, 40 mph 2 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 93 collisions, 70 mph 29 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 123 collisions, Raining no high winds 12 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 138 casualties, Passenger 73 casualties, Pedestrian 11 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO60 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO60 postcode district?
145 collisions have been recorded in the YO60 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 222 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO60 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 40 were serious — 29.7% of all recorded collisions in the YO60 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO60 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the YO60 postcode district, accounting for 20.7% of them, and 22.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO60 postcode district happen on?
76.6% of collisions in the YO60 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO60 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5% of the 222 casualties recorded in the YO60 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO60 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO60 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the YO60 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 YO60 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.