YO7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The YO7 postcode district recorded 1,759 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,756 casualties. Of these collisions, 41 were fatal and 418 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 41
- Serious
- 418
- Casualties
- 2,756
- Fatal
- 41
- Serious
- 418
- Casualties
- 2,756
Collisions by Year
Areas covering YO7
Towns in YO7
Roads in YO7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the YO7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the YO7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,759
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,756
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
41
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
418
26.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the YO7 postcode district
Collisions in the YO7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.5% of the total), with 23% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
60.3% of recorded collisions in the YO7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the YO7 postcode district have produced 2,756 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.5% 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 230 collisions, Monday 229 collisions, Tuesday 245 collisions, Wednesday 225 collisions, Thursday 238 collisions, Friday 326 collisions, Saturday 266 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,355 collisions, Darkness 404 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,061 collisions, Dual carriageway 591 collisions, Roundabout 54 collisions, Slip road 21 collisions, One way street/Slip road 12 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, One way street 9 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 35 collisions, 30 mph 325 collisions, 40 mph 48 collisions, 50 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 804 collisions, 70 mph 538 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,406 collisions, Raining no high winds 187 collisions, Snowing no high winds 31 collisions, Raining + high winds 31 collisions, Other 31 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,801 casualties, Passenger 832 casualties, Pedestrian 123 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the YO7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the YO7 postcode district?
1,759 collisions have been recorded in the YO7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,756 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the YO7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
41 were fatal and 418 were serious — 26.1% of all recorded collisions in the YO7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the YO7 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the YO7 postcode district, accounting for 18.5% of them, and 23% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the YO7 postcode district happen on?
60.3% of collisions in the YO7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the YO7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.5% of the 2,756 casualties recorded in the YO7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the YO7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the YO7 postcode district fell 25% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the YO7 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 YO7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.