FOI 0681-2025/26- Road traffic incidents
Request:
Escrick Parish Council are campaigning to lower the speed limit to 40mph on Skipwith Road, Escrick from the end of the 30mph zone to the brow of Mill Hill (just past the junction of Wheldrake Lane).
Q1. Please could you provide any data you have got on road traffic incidents within this vicinity over the last five years.
Response:
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.
I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. A search has been carried out for incidents reported between 01 January 2020 and 15 October 2025 where the NSIR theme = Road and the occurrence address common name, prem name or street contains ‘Skipwith Road’ or ‘Mill Hill’ and the address town is not ‘Northallerton’.
|
Reported Date (Year) |
Count |
|
2020 |
5 |
|
2021 |
12 |
|
2022 |
7 |
|
2023 |
10 |
|
2024 |
10 |
|
2025 |
6 |
|
Total |
50 |
A further search has also been conducted for road traffic reports linked to occurrences between 01 January 2020 and 15 October 2025 where the address contains ‘Skipwith Road’ or ‘Mill Hill’ to which the results are 3.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.