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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023, and 801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (589), and casualties fell from 818.

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

Collisions in 2023
577
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
801
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023

1.9% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious13824%
  • Slight42874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious17121%
  • Slight61877%

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. 2023 is highlighted, with 577, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (12%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February29 (5%)
  • March46 (8%)
  • April44 (7.6%)
  • May47 (8.1%)
  • June56 (9.7%)
  • July42 (7.3%)
  • August46 (8%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October53 (9.2%)
  • November52 (9%)
  • December55 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (67%)
  • Wet or damp168 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph236 (41%)
  • 40 mph69 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph172 (30%)
  • 70 mph36 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant518 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (11%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant45 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20104 (13%)
  • 21 to 2574 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35122 (15%)
  • 36 to 45108 (13%)
  • 46 to 55104 (13%)
  • 56 to 6598 (12%)
  • 66 to 7559 (7.4%)
  • Over 7555 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (68%)
  • Passenger195 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (72%)
  • Motorcycle85 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 45th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023: 31, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614315009
2ndA1079274017
3rdA63253515
4thA165244005
5thB1230212103
6thA164152302
7thA166153425
8thB1242152418
9thM62151905
10thA1033122103
11thB1249122112
12thB1253102017
13thB125591704
14thB136291003
15thA103581001
16thA11058800
17thA117481203
18thB12316600
19thB12466701
20thB12546601

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2023

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023: 39.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2023

DN14 and YO25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023, with 75 each.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years