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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,131 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001, and 1,564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2000 (1,063), and casualties rose from 1,544.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,131
Up 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,564
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
24
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001

2.1% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.1%
  • Serious21319%
  • Slight89479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.5%
  • Serious26617%
  • Slight1,27481%

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. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,131, up 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday167 (15%)
  • Wednesday178 (16%)
  • Thursday142 (13%)
  • Friday177 (16%)
  • Saturday160 (14%)
  • Sunday159 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59307 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (8.9%)
  • February78 (6.9%)
  • March72 (6.4%)
  • April82 (7.3%)
  • May99 (8.8%)
  • June96 (8.5%)
  • July106 (9.4%)
  • August111 (9.8%)
  • September101 (8.9%)
  • October114 (10%)
  • November88 (7.8%)
  • December83 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight874 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds932 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (13%)
  • Fog or mist33 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry625 (55%)
  • Wet or damp450 (40%)
  • Frost or ice45 (4%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph448 (40%)
  • 40 mph81 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph545 (48%)
  • 70 mph39 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway979 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (6%)
  • Roundabout67 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.4%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,054 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian142 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist128 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1056 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20245 (16%)
  • 21 to 25151 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35341 (22%)
  • 36 to 45233 (15%)
  • 46 to 55173 (11%)
  • 56 to 65109 (7%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.2%)
  • Over 7549 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider993 (63%)
  • Passenger429 (27%)
  • Pedestrian142 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,504 (76%)
  • Motorcycle149 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How the East Riding of Yorkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 49th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001, with 41 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001: 87, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61487125220
2ndA10795995314
3rdA164477217
4thA165426117
5thA1033375624
6thA63374904
7thB1230324437
8thB1242274818
9thA166233918
10thA1034151814
11thA1174151902
12thB1249152418
13thM62152421
14thA1105131800
15thB1238121403
16thB1248121804
17thA1035111600
18thB1244101604
19thB1246101702
20thB1362101202

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2001

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001: 77.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2001

HU17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001: 147.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years