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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,275 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990, and 1,739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 296 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (1,352), and casualties fell from 1,946.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,275
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,739
Down 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
31
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
296
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990

2.4% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.4%
  • Serious29623%
  • Slight94874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal331.9%
  • Serious34920%
  • Slight1,35778%

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. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,275, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (13%)
  • Tuesday176 (14%)
  • Wednesday172 (13%)
  • Thursday161 (13%)
  • Friday228 (18%)
  • Saturday180 (14%)
  • Sunday192 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7.1%)
  • February90 (7.1%)
  • March94 (7.4%)
  • April93 (7.3%)
  • May121 (9.5%)
  • June112 (8.8%)
  • July104 (8.2%)
  • August112 (8.8%)
  • September112 (8.8%)
  • October121 (9.5%)
  • November125 (9.8%)
  • December100 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight898 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting146 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds974 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry782 (61%)
  • Wet or damp435 (34%)
  • Frost or ice32 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph538 (42%)
  • 40 mph88 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph574 (45%)
  • 70 mph62 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,094 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout62 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant959 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist262 (15%)
  • Pedestrian196 (11%)
  • Cyclist177 (10%)
  • Van occupant71 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1074 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15129 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20411 (24%)
  • 21 to 25238 (14%)
  • 26 to 35260 (15%)
  • 36 to 45164 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55106 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7575 (4.3%)
  • Over 75133 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,040 (60%)
  • Passenger503 (29%)
  • Pedestrian196 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,470 (67%)
  • Motorcycle260 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle185 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 47th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990: 91, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16491115517
2ndA16569103116
3rdA6146494411
4thA1664777212
5thA63458119
6thA10794067110
7thA10333950013
8thB12303351313
9thA163284217
10thB1249254107
11thA1034202203
12thA161192505
13thA1038182002
14thB1242162114
15thM62163116
16thB1362152104
17thB1244132003
18thA1035122004
19thA1174121714
20thB1228122404

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1990

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990: 102.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1990

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990: 180.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1990, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years