YO62 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO62 postcode district recorded 342 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 483 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 104 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 10% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 483
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 483
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO62
Towns in YO62
Roads in YO62
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO62 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO62 postcode district
Collisions recorded
342
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
483
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
104
33.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO62 postcode district
Collisions in the YO62 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (17.5% of the total), with 17.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.5% of recorded collisions in the YO62 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO62 postcode district have produced 483 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.3% 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 52 collisions, Monday 48 collisions, Tuesday 44 collisions, Wednesday 51 collisions, Thursday 44 collisions, Friday 43 collisions, Saturday 60 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 283 collisions, Darkness 59 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 330 collisions, Roundabout 7 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 160 collisions, 40 mph 32 collisions, 60 mph 149 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 285 collisions, Raining no high winds 35 collisions, Snowing no high winds 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Other 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 301 casualties, Passenger 137 casualties, Pedestrian 45 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightAccident 2003122360369
SeriousAccident 2003122321049
FatalAccident 2003122150613
SlightAccident 2003122070266
SlightAccident 2003121220276
SlightAccident 2003121150840
SeriousAccident 2003121020369
SeriousAccident 2003120870522
SlightAccident 2003120380668
SlightAccident 2003120300559
SlightAccident 2002123120167
SlightAccident 2002122970564
SlightAccident 2002122840701
SlightAccident 2002122680198
SeriousAccident 2002122400790
SlightAccident 2002122310185
SeriousAccident 2002122290609
SlightAccident 2002122290415
SeriousAccident 2002121640798
FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO62 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO62 postcode district?
342 collisions have been recorded in the YO62 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 483 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO62 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 104 were serious — 33.6% of all recorded collisions in the YO62 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO62 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the YO62 postcode district, accounting for 17.5% of them, and 17.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO62 postcode district happen on?
96.5% of collisions in the YO62 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO62 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.3% of the 483 casualties recorded in the YO62 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO62 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO62 postcode district rose 10% 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 YO62 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 YO62 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.