Statistics

The average cost to the economy of a fatal road traffic collision is £1.6million and the average cost of a serious road traffic collision is £185,000.

2007 casualties – North Yorkshire

  • 2,470 slight casualties
  • 717 killed and seriously injured casualties
  • 67 road collisions involving fatal injuries
  • 77 fatal casualties
  • 51 child killed or seriously injured casualties
  • 137casualties killed or seriously injured in a crash involving a young car occupant (aged 16-24)
  • 53 mature car occupant (age 65 plus) killed and seriously injured casualties
  • 123 motorcycle (greater than 125cc) killed and seriously injured casualties

 

2008 casualties – North Yorkshire

  • 2,242 slight casualties
  • 536 killed and seriously injured casualties
  • 40 road collisions involving fatal injuries
  • 43 fatal casualties
  • 34 child killed or seriously injured casualties
  • 100 casualties killed or seriously injured in a crash involving a young car occupant (age 16-24)
  • 34 mature car occupant (age 65 plus) killed and seriously injured casualties
  • 98 motorcycle (greater than 125cc) killed and seriously injured casualties

 

Where and when casualties occur – North Yorkshire

  • The majority of collisions (49 percent) occur on A roads
  • The majority of crashes involving a child occur on A roads (39 percent) closely followed by unclassified roads (30 percent)
  • The majority of crashes involving young car occupants occur on A roads (52 percent)
  • The majority of collisions involving a mature car occupant (aged 65 plus) occur on A roads (54 percent)
  • The majority of collisions involving a motorcycle (greater than 125cc) occur on a Sunday (33 percent)

 

2007 casualties – City of York

  • 583 slight casualties
  • 90 serious casualties
  • 94 killed and seriously injured casualties
  • 422 road collisions involving slight injuries
  • 78 road collisions involving serious injuries
  • 4 fatal casualties
  • 4 child killed and seriously injured casualties

 

2008 casualties – City of York

  • 505 slight casualties
  • 86 serious casualties
  • 95 killed and seriously injured casualties
  • 379 road collisions involving slight injuries
  • 71 road collisions involving serious injuries
  • 9 fatal casualties
  • 7 child killed and seriously injured casualties

 

Where collisions occur – City of York

  • The majority of collisions (51 percent) occur on A roads