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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,154 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003, and 1,659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 222 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (1,186), and casualties fell from 1,673.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,154
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,659
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
24
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
222
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003

2.1% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003 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%
  • Serious22219%
  • Slight90879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.5%
  • Serious27216%
  • Slight1,36282%

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. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,154, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (15%)
  • Tuesday136 (12%)
  • Wednesday155 (13%)
  • Thursday170 (15%)
  • Friday195 (17%)
  • Saturday170 (15%)
  • Sunday154 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59214 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.6%)
  • February80 (6.9%)
  • March97 (8.4%)
  • April83 (7.2%)
  • May77 (6.7%)
  • June106 (9.2%)
  • July114 (9.9%)
  • August98 (8.5%)
  • September101 (8.8%)
  • October108 (9.4%)
  • November103 (8.9%)
  • December99 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight846 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting157 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds947 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (12%)
  • Fog or mist31 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry719 (62%)
  • Wet or damp370 (32%)
  • Frost or ice51 (4.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Mud5 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph455 (39%)
  • 40 mph81 (7%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph527 (46%)
  • 70 mph68 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway970 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.8%)
  • 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 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,118 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (11%)
  • Pedestrian143 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist111 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1059 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1590 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20251 (15%)
  • 21 to 25184 (11%)
  • 26 to 35310 (19%)
  • 36 to 45261 (16%)
  • 46 to 55187 (11%)
  • 56 to 65133 (8%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4.5%)
  • Over 7541 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,021 (62%)
  • Passenger495 (30%)
  • Pedestrian143 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,515 (75%)
  • Motorcycle173 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 33rd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003, with 35 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003: 91, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61491145220
2ndA164618918
3rdA1079559927
4thA165517438
5thM623968010
6thA63344816
7thA1033335205
8thB12303043111
9thA1174293915
10thA1662643110
11thB1242223804
12thA1034182706
13thB1228161805
14thA1035152103
15thA161152712
16thB1248152818
17thB1249152311
18thB1253112416
19thB1362101605
20thM1891103

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2003

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003: 77.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2003

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003: 176.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years