Wetherby road traffic accidents
Wetherby recorded 364 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 489 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 54
- Casualties
- 489
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 54
- Casualties
- 489
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Wetherby
Roads in Wetherby
Postcode districts in Wetherby
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Wetherby
Road collision statistics for Wetherby
Collisions recorded
364
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
489
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
54
15.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Wetherby
Collisions in Wetherby are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21.4% of the total), with 25.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
70.6% of recorded collisions in Wetherby happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Wetherby have produced 489 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19% 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 42 collisions, Monday 44 collisions, Tuesday 47 collisions, Wednesday 55 collisions, Thursday 52 collisions, Friday 78 collisions, Saturday 46 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 272 collisions, Darkness 92 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 257 collisions, Dual carriageway 76 collisions, Roundabout 16 collisions, One way street 8 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 18 collisions, 30 mph 230 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 17 collisions, 70 mph 72 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 304 collisions, Raining no high winds 33 collisions, Fine + high winds 10 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions, Fog or mist 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 299 casualties, Passenger 97 casualties, Pedestrian 93 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Wetherby
How many road accidents have there been in Wetherby?
364 collisions have been recorded in Wetherby in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 489 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Wetherby were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 54 were serious — 15.7% of all recorded collisions in Wetherby resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Wetherby?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Wetherby, accounting for 21.4% of them, and 25.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Wetherby happen on?
70.6% of collisions in Wetherby are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Wetherby?
Pedestrians make up 19% of the 489 casualties recorded in Wetherby.
Is road safety in Wetherby getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Wetherby were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Wetherby 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 Wetherby cover 1999 to 2025.