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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,175 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980, and 1,642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 320 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1979 (1,069), and casualties rose from 1,479.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,175
Up 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,642
Up 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
29
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
320
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980

2.5% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292.5%
  • Serious32027%
  • Slight82670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.1%
  • Serious37623%
  • Slight1,23275%

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. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,175, up 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (11%)
  • Wednesday161 (14%)
  • Thursday168 (14%)
  • Friday221 (19%)
  • Saturday162 (14%)
  • Sunday173 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (7.9%)
  • February66 (5.6%)
  • March92 (7.8%)
  • April110 (9.4%)
  • May109 (9.3%)
  • June97 (8.3%)
  • July122 (10%)
  • August104 (8.9%)
  • September100 (8.5%)
  • October112 (9.5%)
  • November102 (8.7%)
  • December68 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight806 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting182 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds927 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry751 (64%)
  • Wet or damp352 (30%)
  • Frost or ice52 (4.4%)
  • Snow18 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph542 (46%)
  • 40 mph93 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph497 (42%)
  • 70 mph37 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,050 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant722 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist468 (29%)
  • Pedestrian175 (11%)
  • Cyclist154 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1073 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15122 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20576 (35%)
  • 21 to 25192 (12%)
  • 26 to 35198 (12%)
  • 36 to 45125 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 55128 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.2%)
  • Over 7532 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider989 (60%)
  • Passenger478 (29%)
  • Pedestrian175 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,055 (55%)
  • Motorcycle458 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach37 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1.5%)
  • Minibus12 (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 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 51st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A164 and A165 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980, with 75 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16475102018
2ndA16575140422
3rdA10796687123
4thA10335274211
5thA635272117
6thA1664878213
7thA614376526
8thA161313316
9thA1632536016
10thA1038242803
11thB1242233016
12thA1035213805
13thB1233213403
14thB1255202313
15thB1249182909
16thB1254161714
17thB1230141716
18thB1362142004
19thB1232121303
20thB1240121713

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1980

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980: 101.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1980

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980: 171.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years