YO61 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO61 postcode district recorded 251 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 348 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 120% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 63
- Casualties
- 348
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 63
- Casualties
- 348
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO61
Towns in YO61
Roads in YO61
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO61 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO61 postcode district
Collisions recorded
251
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
348
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
63
27.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO61 postcode district
Collisions in the YO61 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (16.7% of the total), with 23.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.2% of recorded collisions in the YO61 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 YO61 postcode district have produced 348 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.5% 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 38 collisions, Monday 42 collisions, Tuesday 21 collisions, Wednesday 35 collisions, Thursday 39 collisions, Friday 42 collisions, Saturday 34 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 192 collisions, Darkness 59 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 234 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 130 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 116 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 216 collisions, Raining no high winds 17 collisions, Other 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 232 casualties, Passenger 76 casualties, Pedestrian 40 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO61 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO61 postcode district?
251 collisions have been recorded in the YO61 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 348 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO61 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 63 were serious — 27.5% of all recorded collisions in the YO61 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO61 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the YO61 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 23.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO61 postcode district happen on?
93.2% of collisions in the YO61 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO61 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.5% of the 348 casualties recorded in the YO61 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO61 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO61 postcode district rose 120% 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 YO61 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 YO61 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.