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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,153 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987, and 1,602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 248 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (1,225), and casualties fell from 1,693.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,153
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,602
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
22
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
248
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987

1.9% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious24822%
  • Slight88377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.7%
  • Serious31720%
  • Slight1,25778%

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. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,153, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday168 (15%)
  • Thursday163 (14%)
  • Friday168 (15%)
  • Saturday175 (15%)
  • Sunday162 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (5.4%)
  • February76 (6.6%)
  • March71 (6.2%)
  • April86 (7.5%)
  • May102 (8.8%)
  • June129 (11%)
  • July125 (11%)
  • August125 (11%)
  • September94 (8.2%)
  • October98 (8.5%)
  • November92 (8%)
  • December93 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight825 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting135 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds948 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (11%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry731 (63%)
  • Wet or damp367 (32%)
  • Frost or ice33 (2.9%)
  • Snow22 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph550 (48%)
  • 40 mph81 (7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph478 (41%)
  • 70 mph36 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,001 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.4%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant845 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist273 (17%)
  • Cyclist189 (12%)
  • Pedestrian177 (11%)
  • Van occupant63 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1074 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15131 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20427 (27%)
  • 21 to 25218 (14%)
  • 26 to 35207 (13%)
  • 36 to 45156 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55100 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7580 (5%)
  • Over 7560 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider946 (59%)
  • Passenger479 (30%)
  • Pedestrian177 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,268 (63%)
  • Motorcycle284 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle199 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 49th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A165 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987: 66, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16566117320
2ndA1646182111
3rdA10334970213
4thA10794577212
5thA166377129
6thA614375225
7thA633449211
8thB1249243604
9thA161234025
10thB1230212918
11thA163192703
12thA1035172604
13thA1174161704
14thB1231151903
15thB1242153104
16thB1254141614
17thA1038131302
18thB1233131401
19thB1362131400
20thM62122705

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1987

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987: 96.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1987

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987: 158.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years