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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,147 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984, and 1,527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 256 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (1,062), and casualties rose from 1,489.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,147
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,527
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
33
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
256
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984

2.9% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal332.9%
  • Serious25622%
  • Slight85875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal402.6%
  • Serious29519%
  • Slight1,19278%

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. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,147, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (13%)
  • Tuesday168 (15%)
  • Wednesday153 (13%)
  • Thursday147 (13%)
  • Friday181 (16%)
  • Saturday196 (17%)
  • Sunday149 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59277 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.5%)
  • February69 (6%)
  • March89 (7.8%)
  • April85 (7.4%)
  • May97 (8.5%)
  • June89 (7.8%)
  • July116 (10%)
  • August106 (9.2%)
  • September103 (9%)
  • October124 (11%)
  • November97 (8.5%)
  • December97 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight817 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds959 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist25 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry706 (62%)
  • Wet or damp386 (34%)
  • Frost or ice47 (4.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph556 (48%)
  • 40 mph81 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph453 (39%)
  • 70 mph51 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway997 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant702 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (24%)
  • Cyclist192 (13%)
  • Pedestrian163 (11%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1060 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15124 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20456 (30%)
  • 21 to 25188 (12%)
  • 26 to 35201 (13%)
  • 36 to 45145 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55107 (7%)
  • 56 to 6594 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.6%)
  • Over 7544 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider975 (64%)
  • Passenger389 (25%)
  • Pedestrian163 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,157 (58%)
  • Motorcycle367 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle204 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 56th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984: 79, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16479100314
2ndA16572104223
3rdA635894217
4thA10335060012
5thA10794462112
6thA166386638
7thA614354835
8thB1230253005
9thA161222404
10thA163192712
11thA1105181917
12thB1249182905
13thA1038171903
14thA1035161814
15thA1174161815
16thB1242141904
17thB1254141401
18thB1233131403
19thB1238121502
20thM62122123

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1984

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984: 90.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1984

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984: 146.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years