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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 828 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008, and 1,196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007 (830), and casualties fell from 1,259.

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

Collisions in 2008
828
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,196
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
21
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008

2.5% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious18923%
  • Slight61875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.8%
  • Serious21918%
  • Slight95580%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 828, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (17%)
  • Wednesday121 (15%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (11%)
  • Sunday121 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (9.2%)
  • February61 (7.4%)
  • March67 (8.1%)
  • April70 (8.5%)
  • May73 (8.8%)
  • June74 (8.9%)
  • July78 (9.4%)
  • August62 (7.5%)
  • September59 (7.1%)
  • October78 (9.4%)
  • November71 (8.6%)
  • December59 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight611 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds660 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (64%)
  • Wet or damp246 (30%)
  • Frost or ice44 (5.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph334 (40%)
  • 40 mph73 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph347 (42%)
  • 70 mph56 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway679 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout60 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant774 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (12%)
  • Pedestrian90 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist82 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1573 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20203 (17%)
  • 21 to 25132 (11%)
  • 26 to 35162 (14%)
  • 36 to 45201 (17%)
  • 46 to 55139 (12%)
  • 56 to 65124 (10%)
  • 66 to 7564 (5.4%)
  • Over 7537 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider768 (64%)
  • Passenger338 (28%)
  • Pedestrian90 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,012 (70%)
  • Motorcycle128 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 39th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008

St Mary's, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008: 52, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6145294110
2ndA164486408
3rdA1654567011
4thA1079407139
5thA63354829
6thA1033263907
7thA1662135111
8thM62202505
9thB1230162705
10thA1035152303
11thA1038141712
12thA1174142001
13thB1242142514
14thA1105111200
15thB1246101413
16thB1249101806
17thB125391113
18thB122881001
19thB123181001
20thB125581603

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2008

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008: 58.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2008

YO25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008: 115.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2008, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years