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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,069 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979, and 1,479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 248 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,886 collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Collisions in 1979
1,069
Casualties in 1979
1,479
Fatal collisions
38
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
248
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979

3.6% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal383.6%
  • Serious24823%
  • Slight78373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.8%
  • Serious31321%
  • Slight1,12576%

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,352 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,069.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025600837
2024600813
2023577801
2022589818
2021568749
2020495648
2019686935
2018684965
2017702958
20167741,132
20157621,156
20148371,211
20138071,139
20127951,157
20118521,249
20107921,215
20097661,145
20088281,196
20078301,259
20068081,215
20059171,395
20041,0111,432
20031,1541,659
20021,1861,673
20011,1311,564
20001,0631,544
19991,0821,555
19981,1911,668
19971,1401,610
19961,1911,657
19951,0761,530
19941,0521,513
19931,0261,546
19921,1461,630
19911,1441,642
19901,2751,739
19891,3521,946
19881,1871,610
19871,1531,602
19861,2251,693
19851,1261,573
19841,1471,527
19831,0621,489
19821,1441,626
19811,1091,516
19801,1751,642
19791,0691,479

When and where crashes happen in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (12%)
  • Tuesday132 (12%)
  • Wednesday146 (14%)
  • Thursday151 (14%)
  • Friday191 (18%)
  • Saturday166 (16%)
  • Sunday156 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (7.3%)
  • February68 (6.4%)
  • March81 (7.6%)
  • April96 (9%)
  • May97 (9.1%)
  • June108 (10%)
  • July104 (9.7%)
  • August131 (12%)
  • September90 (8.4%)
  • October22 (2.1%)
  • November113 (11%)
  • December81 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight751 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds863 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (7.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Other25 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry669 (63%)
  • Wet or damp284 (27%)
  • Frost or ice67 (6.3%)
  • Snow47 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph474 (44%)
  • 40 mph76 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph420 (39%)
  • 70 mph64 (6%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway932 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant640 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist373 (25%)
  • Cyclist161 (11%)
  • Pedestrian161 (11%)
  • Van occupant57 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1087 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20464 (31%)
  • 21 to 25157 (11%)
  • 26 to 35204 (14%)
  • 36 to 45131 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55110 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.7%)
  • Over 7527 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider897 (61%)
  • Passenger421 (28%)
  • Pedestrian161 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car946 (53%)
  • Motorcycle383 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes114 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle31 (1.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the East Riding of Yorkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 71st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
71st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A1079 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979: 70, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA107970107520
2ndA16565114119
3rdA1645884316
4thA635472010
5thA10334869313
6thA166324123
7thA614314508
8thA161294125
9thA1038232601
10thB1233233505
11thA163202515
12thB1242182615
13thB1254182101
14thM62173233
15thB1255162304
16thB1230131512
17thB1228121413
18thA1035101103
19thB124491000
20thA11058900

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1979

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979: 96.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1979

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979: 170.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years