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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 762 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015, and 1,156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (837), and casualties fell from 1,211.

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

Collisions in 2015
762
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,156
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015

1.4% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious13518%
  • Slight61681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious15313%
  • Slight99086%

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. 2015 is highlighted, with 762, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (15%)
  • Wednesday123 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday121 (16%)
  • Saturday97 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.4%)
  • February48 (6.3%)
  • March58 (7.6%)
  • April66 (8.7%)
  • May57 (7.5%)
  • June70 (9.2%)
  • July75 (9.8%)
  • August79 (10%)
  • September67 (8.8%)
  • October61 (8%)
  • November60 (7.9%)
  • December49 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds640 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (65%)
  • Wet or damp233 (31%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.4%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph282 (37%)
  • 40 mph68 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph40 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph296 (39%)
  • 70 mph52 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (10%)
  • Roundabout58 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant769 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist103 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian77 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant52 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 20130 (11%)
  • 21 to 25149 (13%)
  • 26 to 35211 (18%)
  • 36 to 45147 (13%)
  • 46 to 55168 (15%)
  • 56 to 65109 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7580 (6.9%)
  • Over 7573 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider776 (67%)
  • Passenger303 (26%)
  • Pedestrian77 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car963 (71%)
  • Motorcycle110 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 43rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015

Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU13 0UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015: 50, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614509309
2ndA63334705
3rdA165315024
4thA164304605
5thA1079285615
6thM62285503
7thB1242213615
8thA1038202802
9thB1248183906
10thB1249182805
11thA1033172314
12thA1174172204
13thB1362172510
14thB1230162302
15thA1035152803
16thA1034132201
17thA15111700
18thB1253102304
19thB12318902
20thB125181310

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2015

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015: 54.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2015

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015: 94.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years