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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 917 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005, and 1,395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (1,011), and casualties fell from 1,432.

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

Collisions in 2005
917
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,395
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
28
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005

3.1% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal283.1%
  • Serious17819%
  • Slight71178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312.2%
  • Serious21615%
  • Slight1,14882%

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. 2005 is highlighted, with 917, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (12%)
  • Tuesday154 (17%)
  • Wednesday146 (16%)
  • Thursday132 (14%)
  • Friday138 (15%)
  • Saturday109 (12%)
  • Sunday128 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59244 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (9.1%)
  • February65 (7.1%)
  • March74 (8.1%)
  • April77 (8.4%)
  • May89 (9.7%)
  • June91 (9.9%)
  • July78 (8.5%)
  • August84 (9.2%)
  • September68 (7.4%)
  • October67 (7.3%)
  • November85 (9.3%)
  • December56 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight682 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds724 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other32 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry582 (63%)
  • Wet or damp287 (31%)
  • Frost or ice38 (4.1%)
  • Snow10 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph371 (40%)
  • 40 mph69 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph392 (43%)
  • 70 mph61 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway755 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout53 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.3%)
  • 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 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant944 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian115 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist96 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant46 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1050 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1590 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20264 (19%)
  • 21 to 25139 (10%)
  • 26 to 35236 (17%)
  • 36 to 45203 (15%)
  • 46 to 55153 (11%)
  • 56 to 65122 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7571 (5.1%)
  • Over 7544 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider876 (63%)
  • Passenger404 (29%)
  • Pedestrian115 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,210 (73%)
  • Motorcycle130 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 45th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005, with 32 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005: 64, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61464122314
2ndA1654796215
3rdA10794569310
4thA164426615
5thM62356119
6thA1033314518
7thB1230233903
8thA63203403
9thB1242204226
10thA1035173002
11thA166162313
12thA1105152104
13thA1174141711
14thB1248123020
15thB1249122303
16thB1362121704
17thB1228101511
18thB125391401
19thA104171111
20thA16171112

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2005

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005: 61.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2005

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005: 141.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years