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East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024, and 813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (577), and casualties rose from 801.

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

Collisions in 2024
600
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
813
Up 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024

1.3% of collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 21% in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious16027%
  • Slight43272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious17622%
  • Slight62877%

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. 2024 is highlighted, with 600, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8%)
  • February41 (6.8%)
  • March54 (9%)
  • April50 (8.3%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June66 (11%)
  • July54 (9%)
  • August52 (8.7%)
  • September50 (8.3%)
  • October36 (6%)
  • November52 (8.7%)
  • December48 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (73%)
  • Wet or damp152 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph243 (41%)
  • 40 mph68 (11%)
  • 50 mph37 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph185 (31%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (59%)
  • Cyclist86 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (10%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2081 (10%)
  • 21 to 2549 (6%)
  • 26 to 35112 (14%)
  • 36 to 45123 (15%)
  • 46 to 55106 (13%)
  • 56 to 6599 (12%)
  • 66 to 7570 (8.6%)
  • Over 7572 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (71%)
  • Passenger163 (20%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (70%)
  • Motorcycle92 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the East Riding of Yorkshire had the 39th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024

Bridlington South, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO15 3EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024, with 24 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in the East Riding of Yorkshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A614 had the most collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024: 30, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614304217
2ndA1079223704
3rdB1230202815
4thA164192616
5thA165162003
6thA63152004
7thB1249141903
8thA1035131704
9thB1242121702
10thB1232111200
11thB1362111502
12thM62112001
13thA103391411
14thA1618902
15thA16681001
16thB12318901
17thB124881613
18thB14238903
19thA11057701
20thB125461103

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2024

Bridlington had the most collisions of any town in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024: 54.

Postcode districts in the East Riding of Yorkshire: crashes in 2024

YO25 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024: 77.

Latest crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the East Riding of Yorkshire in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

East Riding of Yorkshire road accidents in other years