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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,109 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981, and 1,516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 264 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (1,175), and casualties fell from 1,642.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,109
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,516
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
27
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
264
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981

2.4% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.4%
  • Serious26424%
  • Slight81874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.1%
  • Serious32221%
  • Slight1,16277%

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. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,109, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday133 (12%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday165 (15%)
  • Friday196 (18%)
  • Saturday158 (14%)
  • Sunday158 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.8%)
  • February71 (6.4%)
  • March83 (7.5%)
  • April84 (7.6%)
  • May98 (8.8%)
  • June101 (9.1%)
  • July98 (8.8%)
  • August120 (11%)
  • September88 (7.9%)
  • October94 (8.5%)
  • November100 (9%)
  • December85 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight791 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting156 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds889 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (2%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other35 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry713 (64%)
  • Wet or damp316 (28%)
  • Frost or ice43 (3.9%)
  • Snow37 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph471 (42%)
  • 40 mph98 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph493 (44%)
  • 70 mph44 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway995 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant653 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist468 (31%)
  • Cyclist151 (10%)
  • Pedestrian146 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant60 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15101 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20543 (36%)
  • 21 to 25171 (11%)
  • 26 to 35197 (13%)
  • 36 to 45128 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5592 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6591 (6%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider945 (62%)
  • Passenger425 (28%)
  • Pedestrian146 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (55%)
  • Motorcycle446 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 60th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981: 73, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16473101120
2ndA1656594220
3rdA1665276014
4thA10795172312
5thA10334976311
6thA63447249
7thA614313605
8thB1230232805
9thB1242223503
10thA1174212907
11thA1035192706
12thA1038192010
13thA161172512
14thB1233172002
15thB1249152004
16thB1254151704
17thM62132212
18thA1105121502
19thB1362121803
20thA16391410

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1981

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981: 76.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1981

HU17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981: 154.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years