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Kingston upon Hull road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 48,560 road traffic collisions in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025, and 58,243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 408 were fatal and 8,517 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 661 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (625), and casualties rose from 748 to 763.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
48,560
39th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58,243
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
408
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
661
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Kingston upon Hull

0.8% of collisions in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4080.8%
  • Serious8,51718%
  • Slight39,63582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4250.7%
  • Serious8,97115%
  • Slight48,84784%

Kingston upon Hull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingston upon Hull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,585 in 1990. In 2025 there were 661, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 661
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025661763
2024625748
2023692807
2022652764
2021584686
2020603695
2019789936
2018817990
2017783957
2016803988
2015748996
20147921,017
20138011,010
20128031,055
20118011,001
2010726925
2009733938
20087621,005
2007778992
20068251,068
20057991,015
20048541,065
20031,0391,255
20021,0721,329
20019891,225
20001,0651,282
19991,0451,266
19981,1001,315
19971,1801,411
19961,2071,442
19951,2491,476
19941,3091,546
19931,3031,525
19921,3161,548
19911,2451,429
19901,5851,835
19891,5351,798
19881,4111,624
19871,3831,640
19861,4251,660
19851,4111,655
19841,3971,625
19831,3481,558
19821,3641,616
19811,3491,555
19801,4501,657
19791,3521,550

When and where crashes happen in Kingston upon Hull

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,037 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,202 (15%)
  • Wednesday7,496 (15%)
  • Thursday7,586 (16%)
  • Friday8,465 (17%)
  • Saturday6,436 (13%)
  • Sunday4,338 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,424 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59582 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595,622 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,502 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599,660 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913,206 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,144 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,420 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,938 (8.1%)
  • February3,446 (7.1%)
  • March3,844 (7.9%)
  • April3,681 (7.6%)
  • May3,978 (8.2%)
  • June4,038 (8.3%)
  • July4,107 (8.5%)
  • August3,863 (8%)
  • September4,233 (8.7%)
  • October4,629 (9.5%)
  • November4,629 (9.5%)
  • December4,174 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight35,410 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12,567 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown338 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit140 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds41,029 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,405 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds565 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds331 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds259 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist231 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds55 (0.1%)
  • Other373 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded312 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry33,672 (69%)
  • Wet or damp14,069 (29%)
  • Frost or ice544 (1.1%)
  • Snow229 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph796 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph43,268 (89%)
  • 40 mph4,036 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph25 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph335 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,516 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway8,460 (17%)
  • Roundabout3,538 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road892 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded154 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Kingston upon Hull

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20,251 (35%)
  • Pedestrian11,970 (21%)
  • Cyclist11,675 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist9,156 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,348 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant772 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant438 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)210 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant157 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant100 (0.2%)
  • Other88 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded78 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,953 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 103,333 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 154,306 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2010,049 (17%)
  • 21 to 257,145 (12%)
  • 26 to 359,983 (17%)
  • 36 to 457,168 (12%)
  • 46 to 555,497 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 653,913 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 752,354 (4%)
  • Over 751,897 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded645 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider34,038 (58%)
  • Passenger12,235 (21%)
  • Pedestrian11,970 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car51,261 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle12,062 (14%)
  • Motorcycle9,943 (12%)
  • Bus or coach4,097 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,660 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,751 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car850 (1%)
  • Other vehicle364 (0.4%)
  • Minibus193 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown121 (0.1%)
  • Other164 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Kingston upon Hull

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Kingston upon Hull

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kingston upon Hull ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kingston upon Hull had the 39th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
36thLeicester48,97061,1474876,396
37thHackney48,66355,8553217,698
38thBromley48,60560,2084828,440
39thKingston upon Hull (this area)48,56058,2434088,517
40thHillingdon47,92060,6404357,368
41stIslington46,52451,9973376,703
42ndNewham46,36756,2453306,472

Accident hotspots in Kingston upon Hull

Central, Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Kingston upon Hull, with 1,821 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Kingston upon Hull with the most crashes

The A165 had the most collisions in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025: 4,005, including 32 fatal and 678 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kingston upon Hull, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1654,0054,95632678
2ndA10793,6094,46735650
3rdA11052,4402,98329435
4thA632,3373,06636386
5thA10331,7162,14216273
6thB12379641,20115192
7thA11657699032111
8thB12336938384114
9thB1235375430357
10thB1231224262230
11thA1166170205225
12thB1428133147025
13thA164103121222
14thB1238496228
15thA15455308
16thA1174121711
17thB12324403
18thB11053302
19thA10322200
20thA10772200

Towns in Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 44,860.

Postcode districts in Kingston upon Hull

HU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025: 8,410.

Latest crashes in Kingston upon Hull

Of the latest 24 crashes in Kingston upon Hull, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity