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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,144 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982, and 1,626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 276 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (1,109), and casualties rose from 1,516.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,144
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,626
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
37
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
276
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982

3.2% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal373.2%
  • Serious27624%
  • Slight83173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal392.4%
  • Serious33621%
  • Slight1,25177%

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. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,144, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (13%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday146 (13%)
  • Thursday140 (12%)
  • Friday200 (17%)
  • Saturday196 (17%)
  • Sunday160 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59169 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.4%)
  • February77 (6.7%)
  • March73 (6.4%)
  • April88 (7.7%)
  • May97 (8.5%)
  • June107 (9.4%)
  • July99 (8.7%)
  • August119 (10%)
  • September127 (11%)
  • October101 (8.8%)
  • November90 (7.9%)
  • December93 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight760 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting195 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds905 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (3%)
  • Fog or mist31 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Other43 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry745 (65%)
  • Wet or damp343 (30%)
  • Frost or ice50 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph493 (43%)
  • 40 mph77 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph508 (44%)
  • 70 mph65 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,029 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout23 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant800 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist392 (24%)
  • Pedestrian165 (10%)
  • Cyclist157 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant59 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1082 (5%)
  • 11 to 15105 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20533 (33%)
  • 21 to 25212 (13%)
  • 26 to 35203 (12%)
  • 36 to 45166 (10%)
  • 46 to 55101 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7577 (4.7%)
  • Over 7536 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider968 (60%)
  • Passenger493 (30%)
  • Pedestrian165 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,110 (58%)
  • Motorcycle393 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in the East Riding of Yorkshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the East Riding of Yorkshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 58th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982: 73, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16473113015
2ndA1655890121
3rdA635285115
4thA10335065217
5thA166478958
6thA614396619
7thA1079375126
8thA1174354807
9thB1230304719
10thA1035263917
11thA1038232415
12thA163213224
13thM62193614
14thA161171915
15thB1233171903
16thB1242162212
17thB1249162636
18thB1254162114
19thB1362142014
20thB1232121202

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1982

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982: 79.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1982

HU17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982: 160.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1982, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years