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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,352 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989, and 1,946 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 301 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1988 (1,187), and casualties rose from 1,610.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,352
Up 14% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,946
Up 21% on 1988
Fatal collisions
38
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
301
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989

2.8% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal382.8%
  • Serious30122%
  • Slight1,01375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal432.2%
  • Serious36519%
  • Slight1,53879%

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. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,352, up 14% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (14%)
  • Tuesday169 (13%)
  • Wednesday193 (14%)
  • Thursday197 (15%)
  • Friday238 (18%)
  • Saturday188 (14%)
  • Sunday184 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59178 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59234 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59336 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59210 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January113 (8.4%)
  • February84 (6.2%)
  • March107 (7.9%)
  • April104 (7.7%)
  • May129 (9.5%)
  • June118 (8.7%)
  • July126 (9.3%)
  • August126 (9.3%)
  • September118 (8.7%)
  • October121 (8.9%)
  • November96 (7.1%)
  • December110 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight993 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting146 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,145 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry870 (64%)
  • Wet or damp446 (33%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph604 (45%)
  • 40 mph107 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph567 (42%)
  • 70 mph68 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,171 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout49 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.9%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,113 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (14%)
  • Cyclist219 (11%)
  • Pedestrian187 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant78 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15134 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20462 (24%)
  • 21 to 25267 (14%)
  • 26 to 35298 (15%)
  • 36 to 45200 (10%)
  • 46 to 55126 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 65148 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7590 (4.6%)
  • Over 7571 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,167 (60%)
  • Passenger592 (30%)
  • Pedestrian187 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,517 (66%)
  • Motorcycle265 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle232 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes139 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1989 in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the East Riding of Yorkshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 40th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989: 88, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16488119118
2ndA16577149515
3rdA10335892119
4thA10795291512
5thA1665286410
6thA63487118
7thA614396305
8thA163327737
9thM62324218
10thA161223516
11thB1230223218
12thA1174212806
13thB1231202314
14thA1035192403
15thB1242183006
16thB1249182916
17thA1034172714
18thA1038162001
19thB1228162205
20thA15153006

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1989

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989: 108.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1989

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989: 222.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1989, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years