Yarm road traffic accidents
Yarm recorded 221 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 278 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 32 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 32
- Casualties
- 278
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 32
- Casualties
- 278
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Yarm
Roads in Yarm
Postcode districts in Yarm
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Yarm
Road collision statistics for Yarm
Collisions recorded
221
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
278
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
32
14.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Yarm
Collisions in Yarm are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (19.9% of the total), with 19.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.9% of recorded collisions in Yarm happen on a single carriageway. Around 12.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Yarm have produced 278 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.5% 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 30 collisions, Monday 21 collisions, Tuesday 35 collisions, Wednesday 29 collisions, Thursday 35 collisions, Friday 27 collisions, Saturday 44 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 177 collisions, Darkness 44 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 212 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 186 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 50 mph 7 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 193 collisions, Raining no high winds 23 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 164 casualties, Passenger 57 casualties, Pedestrian 57 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Yarm
How many road accidents have there been in Yarm?
221 collisions have been recorded in Yarm in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 278 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Yarm were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 32 were serious — 14.5% of all recorded collisions in Yarm resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Yarm?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Yarm, accounting for 19.9% of them, and 19.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Yarm happen on?
95.9% of collisions in Yarm are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Yarm?
Pedestrians make up 20.5% of the 278 casualties recorded in Yarm.
Is road safety in Yarm getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Yarm 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 Yarm 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 Yarm cover 1999 to 2025.