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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 774 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016, and 1,132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (762), and casualties fell from 1,156.

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

Collisions in 2016
774
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,132
Down 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
14
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016

1.8% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious13718%
  • Slight62380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious16815%
  • Slight95084%

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. 2016 is highlighted, with 774, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday95 (12%)
  • Wednesday126 (16%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.2%)
  • February61 (7.9%)
  • March56 (7.2%)
  • April64 (8.3%)
  • May60 (7.8%)
  • June68 (8.8%)
  • July76 (9.8%)
  • August67 (8.7%)
  • September72 (9.3%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November61 (7.9%)
  • December53 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds681 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry553 (71%)
  • Wet or damp200 (26%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph322 (42%)
  • 40 mph73 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph43 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph244 (32%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway637 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout46 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant733 (65%)
  • Cyclist117 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (10%)
  • Pedestrian71 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant34 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)11 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4%)
  • 16 to 20140 (12%)
  • 21 to 25113 (10%)
  • 26 to 35178 (16%)
  • 36 to 45164 (14%)
  • 46 to 55164 (14%)
  • 56 to 65115 (10%)
  • 66 to 7581 (7.2%)
  • Over 7576 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider797 (70%)
  • Passenger264 (23%)
  • Pedestrian71 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle113 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown22 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 39th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A164 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016: 39, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA164395304
2ndA614355526
3rdA1079326102
4thA63304412
5thB1230275105
6thM62223412
7thA1035213512
8thA165203602
9thB1249203216
10thA1174172108
11thA1033152404
12thB1228121501
13thA166112513
14thB1231111603
15thB1232111420
16thA15101501
17thB1242101314
18thB1253102212
19thB1362101504
20thA10389900

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2016

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016: 69.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2016

HU17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016: 105.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years