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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,126 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985, and 1,573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 268 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (1,147), and casualties rose from 1,527.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,126
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,573
Up 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
30
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
268
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985

2.7% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.7%
  • Serious26824%
  • Slight82874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322%
  • Serious33421%
  • Slight1,20777%

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. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,126, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (12%)
  • Tuesday162 (14%)
  • Wednesday145 (13%)
  • Thursday156 (14%)
  • Friday189 (17%)
  • Saturday197 (17%)
  • Sunday139 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (5.9%)
  • February62 (5.5%)
  • March92 (8.2%)
  • April79 (7%)
  • May100 (8.9%)
  • June98 (8.7%)
  • July97 (8.6%)
  • August107 (9.5%)
  • September114 (10%)
  • October108 (9.6%)
  • November110 (9.8%)
  • December93 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight788 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting133 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds887 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist24 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry680 (60%)
  • Wet or damp366 (33%)
  • Frost or ice50 (4.4%)
  • Snow30 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph529 (47%)
  • 40 mph75 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph482 (43%)
  • 70 mph37 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway987 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout45 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant791 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist326 (21%)
  • Cyclist161 (10%)
  • Pedestrian152 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15129 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20428 (27%)
  • 21 to 25245 (16%)
  • 26 to 35193 (12%)
  • 36 to 45179 (11%)
  • 46 to 55103 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6595 (6%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4.3%)
  • Over 7538 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider918 (58%)
  • Passenger503 (32%)
  • Pedestrian152 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,144 (60%)
  • Motorcycle321 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 57th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985: 96, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16496127023
2ndA1655697415
3rdA10335179313
4thA63475909
5thA1079426818
6thA614375515
7thA166345717
8thB1230254319
9thA1035223117
10thB1242225317
11thA161212405
12thA163213022
13thA1038202002
14thB1233161816
15thA1174151604
16thB1254151903
17thM62153115
18thB1255141903
19thB1362132003
20thB1228111711

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1985

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985: 97.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1985

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985: 155.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1985, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years