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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 795 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012, and 1,157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (852), and casualties fell from 1,249.

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

Collisions in 2012
795
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,157
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012

1.5% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious13817%
  • Slight64581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious17115%
  • Slight97284%

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. 2012 is highlighted, with 795, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (13%)
  • Wednesday107 (13%)
  • Thursday120 (15%)
  • Friday135 (17%)
  • Saturday102 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8.1%)
  • February58 (7.3%)
  • March59 (7.4%)
  • April64 (8.1%)
  • May67 (8.4%)
  • June63 (7.9%)
  • July70 (8.8%)
  • August81 (10%)
  • September81 (10%)
  • October66 (8.3%)
  • November56 (7%)
  • December66 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight618 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (63%)
  • Wet or damp245 (31%)
  • Frost or ice38 (4.8%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph355 (45%)
  • 40 mph71 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph32 (4%)
  • 60 mph289 (36%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway657 (83%)
  • Roundabout68 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant745 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist108 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian89 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant49 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1551 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20163 (14%)
  • 21 to 25136 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (15%)
  • 36 to 45167 (14%)
  • 46 to 55164 (14%)
  • 56 to 65126 (11%)
  • 66 to 7567 (5.8%)
  • Over 7555 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider764 (66%)
  • Passenger304 (26%)
  • Pedestrian89 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car990 (71%)
  • Motorcycle117 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 38th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012

St Mary's, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012: 53, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6145384311
2ndA164497008
3rdA165407317
4thA1079396607
5thA63253402
6thA1174243405
7thA1033233602
8thM62193414
9thA166172904
10thA1034152703
11thB1230142212
12thB1249141811
13thB1248122523
14thB1253112002
15thB1362111504
16thA1035101603
17thB1242101401
18thA110591900
19thB123891101
20thB125591002

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2012

Beverley had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012: 50.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2012

YO25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012: 115.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years