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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,225 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986, and 1,693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 292 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1985 (1,126), and casualties rose from 1,573.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,225
Up 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,693
Up 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
36
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
292
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986

2.9% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362.9%
  • Serious29224%
  • Slight89773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382.2%
  • Serious35121%
  • Slight1,30477%

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. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,225, up 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (13%)
  • Tuesday166 (14%)
  • Wednesday181 (15%)
  • Thursday170 (14%)
  • Friday181 (15%)
  • Saturday206 (17%)
  • Sunday161 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59298 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (6.9%)
  • February65 (5.3%)
  • March85 (6.9%)
  • April87 (7.1%)
  • May117 (9.6%)
  • June110 (9%)
  • July116 (9.5%)
  • August113 (9.2%)
  • September111 (9.1%)
  • October123 (10%)
  • November118 (9.6%)
  • December96 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight868 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting152 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,025 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry774 (63%)
  • Wet or damp380 (31%)
  • Frost or ice58 (4.7%)
  • Snow13 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph572 (47%)
  • 40 mph79 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph521 (43%)
  • 70 mph46 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,075 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout60 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant866 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist326 (19%)
  • Cyclist215 (13%)
  • Pedestrian153 (9%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1079 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15111 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20470 (28%)
  • 21 to 25277 (16%)
  • 26 to 35231 (14%)
  • 36 to 45173 (10%)
  • 46 to 55103 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6596 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.2%)
  • Over 7544 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,064 (63%)
  • Passenger476 (28%)
  • Pedestrian153 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,277 (61%)
  • Motorcycle328 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle228 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in the East Riding of Yorkshire

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  • 2 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the East Riding of Yorkshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 43rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986: 74, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1647493212
2ndA16565103219
3rdA6145170114
4thA1079476108
5thA161445017
6thA1033435428
7thA63365407
8thA163356136
9thA1663262213
10thA1038263014
11thB1230243529
12thA1174223225
13thB1233202212
14thA1035184117
15thB1242183206
16thB1249182716
17thB1362142204
18thM62141703
19thA1034111313
20thB1253111812

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1986

Bridlington and Kingston upon Hull had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986, with 3 each.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1986

LN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986: 27.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years