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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 766 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009, and 1,145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (828), and casualties fell from 1,196.

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

Collisions in 2009
766
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,145
Down 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
22
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009

2.9% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.9%
  • Serious14118%
  • Slight60379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232%
  • Serious17215%
  • Slight95083%

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. 2009 is highlighted, with 766, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (13%)
  • Thursday128 (17%)
  • Friday113 (15%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.4%)
  • February51 (6.7%)
  • March64 (8.4%)
  • April63 (8.2%)
  • May60 (7.8%)
  • June47 (6.1%)
  • July73 (9.5%)
  • August67 (8.7%)
  • September74 (9.7%)
  • October62 (8.1%)
  • November74 (9.7%)
  • December67 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds638 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (69%)
  • Wet or damp191 (25%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4.7%)
  • Snow12 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph307 (40%)
  • 40 mph60 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph325 (42%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway644 (84%)
  • Roundabout60 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.7%)
  • 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 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant817 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian86 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist68 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20240 (21%)
  • 21 to 25125 (11%)
  • 26 to 35171 (15%)
  • 36 to 45170 (15%)
  • 46 to 55152 (13%)
  • 56 to 6591 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.9%)
  • Over 7541 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider723 (63%)
  • Passenger336 (29%)
  • Pedestrian86 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,026 (76%)
  • Motorcycle95 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 46th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009: 47, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614478129
2ndA1079457437
3rdA165406206
4thA164355914
5thA63263716
6thB1230243808
7thA1033233424
8thA1035202612
9thA166183204
10thM62152501
11thB1242142016
12thB1362131802
13thA1034121801
14thB1253121911
15thB1228112312
16thB1249112015
17thA1038101201
18thA16191802
19thB124691200
20thB124891514

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2009

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009: 45.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2009

HU17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009: 106.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2009, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years