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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,062 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983, and 1,489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (1,144), and casualties fell from 1,626.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,062
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,489
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
29
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983

2.7% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292.7%
  • Serious26125%
  • Slight77273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal302%
  • Serious33322%
  • Slight1,12676%

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. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,062, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (12%)
  • Wednesday135 (13%)
  • Thursday154 (15%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday187 (18%)
  • Sunday130 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59284 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7%)
  • February78 (7.3%)
  • March55 (5.2%)
  • April99 (9.3%)
  • May78 (7.3%)
  • June90 (8.5%)
  • July108 (10%)
  • August103 (9.7%)
  • September86 (8.1%)
  • October113 (11%)
  • November88 (8.3%)
  • December90 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight734 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting145 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds852 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Other30 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry681 (64%)
  • Wet or damp319 (30%)
  • Frost or ice46 (4.3%)
  • Snow13 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph534 (50%)
  • 40 mph81 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph392 (37%)
  • 70 mph47 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway912 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout54 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.5%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant617 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist363 (24%)
  • Cyclist182 (12%)
  • Pedestrian159 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4%)
  • 11 to 15130 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20468 (31%)
  • 21 to 25167 (11%)
  • 26 to 35164 (11%)
  • 36 to 45151 (10%)
  • 46 to 55107 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6590 (6%)
  • 66 to 7582 (5.5%)
  • Over 7540 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider854 (57%)
  • Passenger476 (32%)
  • Pedestrian159 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,001 (56%)
  • Motorcycle360 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle192 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in the East Riding of Yorkshire

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the East Riding of Yorkshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 62nd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983: 78, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1647897213
2ndA16560120216
3rdA63497418
4thA166367119
5thA614365026
6thA10793458310
7thA10333344013
8thA163274148
9thB1230273309
10thB1254222214
11thB1233202404
12thB1242202915
13thA1035192414
14thA161192406
15thA1038161905
16thA1034152218
17thA1174141723
18thM62131711
19thA1105121202
20thB1249112107

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1983

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983: 83.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1983

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983: 145.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years