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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 568 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021, and 749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2020 (495), and casualties rose from 648.

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

Collisions in 2021
568
Up 15% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
749
Up 16% on 2020
Fatal collisions
17
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021

3% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious14726%
  • Slight40471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.8%
  • Serious16923%
  • Slight55975%

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. 2021 is highlighted, with 568, up 15% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 568
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday113 (20%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.4%)
  • February27 (4.8%)
  • March26 (4.6%)
  • April62 (11%)
  • May56 (9.9%)
  • June43 (7.6%)
  • July58 (10%)
  • August49 (8.6%)
  • September55 (9.7%)
  • October50 (8.8%)
  • November49 (8.6%)
  • December51 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (7.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry431 (76%)
  • Wet or damp117 (21%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph227 (40%)
  • 40 mph78 (14%)
  • 50 mph33 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph173 (30%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout48 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (12%)
  • Cyclist86 (11%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (12%)
  • 21 to 2591 (12%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 45118 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (13%)
  • 56 to 6593 (12%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.5%)
  • Over 7546 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (70%)
  • Passenger169 (23%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car710 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 47th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021, with 15 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021: 38, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614385129
2ndA1653446210
3rdA1642736011
4thA1035162606
5thA1033151713
6thA63152016
7thB1230151902
8thA1079122121
9thB1242121607
10thM62121902
11thA1174111304
12thB1249112411
13thA1105101001
14thA15101710
15thB1362101303
16thB123291003
17thB12339910
18thB12317801
19thB12467802
20thB12547801

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2021

Goole and Willerby, Anlaby and Kirk Ella had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021, with 27 each.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2021

DN14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021: 76.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years