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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022, and 818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (568), and casualties rose from 749.

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

Collisions in 2022
589
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
818
Up 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
16
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022

2.7% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious14525%
  • Slight42873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious17622%
  • Slight62576%

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. 2022 is highlighted, with 589, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday95 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (17%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.7%)
  • February49 (8.3%)
  • March50 (8.5%)
  • April44 (7.5%)
  • May26 (4.4%)
  • June43 (7.3%)
  • July57 (9.7%)
  • August58 (9.8%)
  • September44 (7.5%)
  • October55 (9.3%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December53 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (74%)
  • Wet or damp136 (23%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (8%)
  • 30 mph205 (35%)
  • 40 mph79 (13%)
  • 50 mph37 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph174 (30%)
  • 70 mph47 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant544 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (11%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 45113 (14%)
  • 46 to 55111 (14%)
  • 56 to 6592 (11%)
  • 66 to 7562 (7.6%)
  • Over 7551 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider557 (68%)
  • Passenger190 (23%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car788 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle82 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 45th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022: 34, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614345718
2ndA164264815
3rdA63243304
4thM62233616
5thA165223816
6thA1079192705
7thA1033182724
8thB1230162405
9thA1035122413
10thB1242122208
11thB1362111603
12thA103491203
13thA110591300
14thB123391002
15thA117481201
16thA1667713
17thB12327801
18thB12547803
19thB124961121
20thB12536811

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2022

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022: 33.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2022

YO25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022: 73.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2022, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years