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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2019 (686), and casualties fell from 935.

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

Collisions in 2020
495
Down 28% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
648
Down 31% on 2019
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020

2.4% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious9519%
  • Slight38878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious10516%
  • Slight53182%

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. 2020 is highlighted, with 495, down 28% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 495
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (10%)
  • February37 (7.5%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April11 (2.2%)
  • May28 (5.7%)
  • June40 (8.1%)
  • July44 (8.9%)
  • August55 (11%)
  • September60 (12%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November39 (7.9%)
  • December44 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (72%)
  • Wet or damp134 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (6.9%)
  • 30 mph210 (42%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph155 (31%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (59%)
  • Cyclist95 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)16 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2063 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2566 (10%)
  • 26 to 35113 (17%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5592 (14%)
  • 56 to 6564 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7548 (7.4%)
  • Over 7537 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (72%)
  • Passenger130 (20%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (11%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the East Riding of Yorkshire ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 47th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020

Goole North, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 6JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020: 29, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614294528
2ndA165213013
3rdA164203103
4thB1230172503
5thA63161902
6thA1035151816
7thA1079152611
8thA166121713
9thA1033111602
10thM6291613
11thA1617802
12thB12497902
13thB12547901
14thB12326602
15thB12336600
16thB13626903
17thA11055601
18thB124251001
19thB12465702
20thB12535501

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2020

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020: 44.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2020

HU17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020: 71.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2020, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years