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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,140 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997, and 1,610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (1,191), and casualties fell from 1,657.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,140
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,610
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
21
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997

1.8% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.8%
  • Serious21119%
  • Slight90880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious24115%
  • Slight1,34684%

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. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,140, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday153 (13%)
  • Thursday172 (15%)
  • Friday189 (17%)
  • Saturday164 (14%)
  • Sunday154 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.6%)
  • February76 (6.7%)
  • March108 (9.5%)
  • April73 (6.4%)
  • May109 (9.6%)
  • June115 (10%)
  • July114 (10%)
  • August110 (9.6%)
  • September68 (6%)
  • October99 (8.7%)
  • November101 (8.9%)
  • December92 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight893 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds934 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (15%)
  • Fog or mist32 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry711 (62%)
  • Wet or damp401 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph454 (40%)
  • 40 mph73 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph548 (48%)
  • 70 mph56 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,003 (88%)
  • Roundabout70 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,150 (71%)
  • Cyclist139 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian122 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1084 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15125 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20243 (15%)
  • 21 to 25177 (11%)
  • 26 to 35319 (20%)
  • 36 to 45199 (12%)
  • 46 to 55165 (10%)
  • 56 to 65118 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7581 (5%)
  • Over 7564 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,003 (62%)
  • Passenger485 (30%)
  • Pedestrian122 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,550 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes106 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle101 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 46th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997: 70, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61470107317
2ndA107969114315
3rdA1644983212
4thA165447108
5thA63374924
6thA1033365806
7thA166324517
8thB1249263615
9thA1174242803
10thB1230223023
11thM62223200
12thB1242193205
13thB1362162702
14thA163142514
15thB1244142505
16thA1035132503
17thB1253132405
18thA1034111402
19thB1248111402
20thB12287812

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1997

Beverley had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997: 73.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1997

HU17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997: 155.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years