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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,186 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002, and 1,673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2001 (1,131), and casualties rose from 1,564.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,186
Up 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,673
Up 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
32
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002

2.7% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.7%
  • Serious21618%
  • Slight93879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal362.2%
  • Serious28617%
  • Slight1,35181%

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. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,186, up 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (15%)
  • Tuesday165 (14%)
  • Wednesday159 (13%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday231 (19%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (6.7%)
  • February93 (7.8%)
  • March120 (10%)
  • April82 (6.9%)
  • May110 (9.3%)
  • June84 (7.1%)
  • July117 (9.9%)
  • August96 (8.1%)
  • September107 (9%)
  • October87 (7.3%)
  • November112 (9.4%)
  • December98 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight864 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds997 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (13%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry701 (59%)
  • Wet or damp456 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)
  • Mud4 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph498 (42%)
  • 40 mph80 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph534 (45%)
  • 70 mph58 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,004 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout78 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.1%)
  • 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 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,140 (68%)
  • Cyclist156 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian144 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1061 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15104 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20263 (16%)
  • 21 to 25191 (11%)
  • 26 to 35274 (16%)
  • 36 to 45258 (15%)
  • 46 to 55196 (12%)
  • 56 to 65128 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.6%)
  • Over 7551 (3%)
  • Not recorded41 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,032 (62%)
  • Passenger497 (30%)
  • Pedestrian144 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,649 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle150 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach28 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the East Riding of Yorkshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 36th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002, with 42 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002: 94, including 7 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61494131713
2ndA107959101213
3rdA165528417
4thA63487608
5thA164455816
6thA10334263013
7thB1230313616
8thM62233905
9thA166223227
10thB1242214803
11thB1249172316
12thA1034162606
13thA1174141901
14thA1035132602
15thA161131706
16thB1362122614
17thB1248111606
18thB1253112212
19thB1228101304
20thA11058900

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2002

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002: 85.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2002

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002: 152.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2002, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years