Pickering road traffic accidents
Pickering recorded 240 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 305 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 51 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 43% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 51
- Casualties
- 305
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 51
- Casualties
- 305
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Pickering
Roads in Pickering
Postcode districts in Pickering
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Pickering
Road collision statistics for Pickering
Collisions recorded
240
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
305
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
51
21.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Pickering
Collisions in Pickering are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.1% of the total), with 25.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.8% of recorded collisions in Pickering happen on a single carriageway. Around 15% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Pickering have produced 305 casualties. Pedestrians account for 28.9% 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 35 collisions, Monday 41 collisions, Tuesday 28 collisions, Wednesday 36 collisions, Thursday 31 collisions, Friday 39 collisions, Saturday 30 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 178 collisions, Darkness 62 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 230 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 201 collisions, 40 mph 14 collisions, 60 mph 22 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 204 collisions, Raining no high winds 19 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 154 casualties, Passenger 63 casualties, Pedestrian 88 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Pickering
How many road accidents have there been in Pickering?
240 collisions have been recorded in Pickering in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 305 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Pickering were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 51 were serious — 21.7% of all recorded collisions in Pickering resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Pickering?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Pickering, accounting for 17.1% of them, and 25.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Pickering happen on?
95.8% of collisions in Pickering are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Pickering?
Pedestrians make up 28.9% of the 305 casualties recorded in Pickering.
Is road safety in Pickering getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Pickering rose 43% 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 Pickering 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 Pickering cover 1999 to 2025.