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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,191 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998, and 1,668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (1,140), 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 1998
1,191
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,668
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
29
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998

2.4% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292.4%
  • Serious23420%
  • Slight92878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal332%
  • Serious27016%
  • Slight1,36582%

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. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,191, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (16%)
  • Tuesday147 (12%)
  • Wednesday169 (14%)
  • Thursday176 (15%)
  • Friday160 (13%)
  • Saturday172 (14%)
  • Sunday175 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59177 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (8.3%)
  • February93 (7.8%)
  • March87 (7.3%)
  • April77 (6.5%)
  • May108 (9.1%)
  • June103 (8.6%)
  • July127 (11%)
  • August106 (8.9%)
  • September92 (7.7%)
  • October95 (8%)
  • November114 (9.6%)
  • December90 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight894 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting137 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds950 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (16%)
  • Fog or mist29 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry692 (58%)
  • Wet or damp449 (38%)
  • Frost or ice47 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph452 (38%)
  • 40 mph78 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph586 (49%)
  • 70 mph66 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,031 (87%)
  • Roundabout85 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,134 (68%)
  • Cyclist149 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian136 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1073 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1594 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20266 (16%)
  • 21 to 25170 (10%)
  • 26 to 35367 (22%)
  • 36 to 45226 (14%)
  • 46 to 55174 (10%)
  • 56 to 65110 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.3%)
  • Over 7561 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,036 (62%)
  • Passenger496 (30%)
  • Pedestrian136 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,575 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes131 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle125 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 41st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998: 61, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6146194216
2ndA1645689211
3rdA1655699111
4thA635279113
5thA10794673512
6thA1033365016
7thA166314805
8thM62283814
9thB1230253909
10thA1174233302
11thB12422234110
12thB1249214126
13thB1228173023
14thA1035162404
15thA1034131804
16thB1248132203
17thB12448912
18thB136281100
19thA16171211
20thB12536801

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1998

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998: 71.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 1998

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998: 151.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years