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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019, and 935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018 (684), and casualties fell from 965.

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

Collisions in 2019
686
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
935
Down 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
18
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019

2.6% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious13420%
  • Slight53478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious15917%
  • Slight75681%

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. 2019 is highlighted, with 686, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9.5%)
  • February54 (7.9%)
  • March55 (8%)
  • April57 (8.3%)
  • May55 (8%)
  • June55 (8%)
  • July52 (7.6%)
  • August69 (10%)
  • September57 (8.3%)
  • October50 (7.3%)
  • November59 (8.6%)
  • December58 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry492 (72%)
  • Wet or damp183 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (6%)
  • 30 mph286 (42%)
  • 40 mph75 (11%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph210 (31%)
  • 70 mph39 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (13%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)
  • 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 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant587 (63%)
  • Cyclist120 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20112 (12%)
  • 21 to 2593 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35141 (15%)
  • 36 to 45111 (12%)
  • 46 to 55146 (16%)
  • 56 to 65115 (12%)
  • 66 to 7559 (6.3%)
  • Over 7559 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (70%)
  • Passenger226 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car876 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle107 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 39th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019

Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU13 0UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019: 33, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614334549
2ndA164284115
3rdA165283706
4thA1079223314
5thB1230213625
6thA63203025
7thA1035173015
8thM62173013
9thB1249162102
10thB1232151701
11thA1033141802
12thB1242121702
13thA1034112010
14thB1423111201
15thA1174101302
16thA15101600
17thA110591203
18thA16691823
19thB125591102
20thB12318901

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2019

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019: 45.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2019

YO25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019: 101.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years