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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,187 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988, and 1,610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 271 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (1,153), and casualties rose from 1,602.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,187
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,610
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
34
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
271
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988

2.9% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal342.9%
  • Serious27123%
  • Slight88274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.5%
  • Serious33521%
  • Slight1,23477%

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. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,187, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (14%)
  • Tuesday156 (13%)
  • Wednesday159 (13%)
  • Thursday197 (17%)
  • Friday181 (15%)
  • Saturday176 (15%)
  • Sunday155 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59184 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.4%)
  • February78 (6.6%)
  • March80 (6.7%)
  • April101 (8.5%)
  • May127 (11%)
  • June97 (8.2%)
  • July120 (10%)
  • August93 (7.8%)
  • September98 (8.3%)
  • October97 (8.2%)
  • November109 (9.2%)
  • December99 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight865 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds974 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2%)
  • Fog or mist24 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry718 (60%)
  • Wet or damp414 (35%)
  • Frost or ice43 (3.6%)
  • Snow12 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph532 (45%)
  • 40 mph76 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph510 (43%)
  • 70 mph65 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,015 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout58 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant861 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist272 (17%)
  • Cyclist178 (11%)
  • Pedestrian174 (11%)
  • Van occupant74 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1063 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15110 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20411 (26%)
  • 21 to 25261 (16%)
  • 26 to 35208 (13%)
  • 36 to 45180 (11%)
  • 46 to 55132 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.8%)
  • Over 7540 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,013 (63%)
  • Passenger423 (26%)
  • Pedestrian174 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,312 (63%)
  • Motorcycle273 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle189 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • 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 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 50th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A165 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988: 69, including 6 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16569113618
2ndA1646392118
3rdA10336189112
4thA6146181313
5thA63477319
6thA10794168113
7thA166416519
8thA163265326
9thB1230264106
10thA1035233003
11thM62203303
12thB1249182814
13thA1038171800
14thB1242172503
15thA1174141716
16thB1231131504
17thA15121603
18thB1255121501
19thA1034111704
20thA161111301

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1988

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988: 93.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1988

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988: 170.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1988, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years