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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 702 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017, and 958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (774), and casualties fell from 1,132.

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

Collisions in 2017
702
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
958
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017

2.1% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious15923%
  • Slight52875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious18519%
  • Slight75779%

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. 2017 is highlighted, with 702, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday112 (16%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (10%)
  • Sunday96 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.7%)
  • February41 (5.8%)
  • March59 (8.4%)
  • April52 (7.4%)
  • May56 (8%)
  • June68 (9.7%)
  • July69 (9.8%)
  • August53 (7.5%)
  • September56 (8%)
  • October63 (9%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December53 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds591 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (71%)
  • Wet or damp172 (25%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph294 (42%)
  • 40 mph68 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph36 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph210 (30%)
  • 70 mph50 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout52 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant613 (64%)
  • Cyclist100 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian86 (9%)
  • Van occupant29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20111 (12%)
  • 21 to 2582 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35169 (18%)
  • 36 to 45121 (13%)
  • 46 to 55157 (16%)
  • 56 to 65105 (11%)
  • 66 to 7560 (6.3%)
  • Over 7563 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider657 (69%)
  • Passenger215 (22%)
  • Pedestrian86 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle90 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 44th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017

St Mary's, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9AW area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017: 35, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614355639
2ndA164294107
3rdA1079263405
4thA63264207
5thA165244117
6thB1230202905
7thM62203800
8thA1035182704
9thA1033152223
10thB1232111101
11thB1362111405
12thA1105101102
13thA166101702
14thB124991303
15thA11748900
16thB123381301
17thB125581002
18thB123871113
19thB12407702
20thB124871303

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2017

Beverley and Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017, with 42 each.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2017

HU17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017: 100.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years