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Kingston upon Hull road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 762 road traffic collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2008, and 1,005 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (778), and casualties rose from 992.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,560 collisions in Kingston upon Hull.

Collisions in 2008
762
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,005
Up 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kingston upon Hull in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight65486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11311%
  • Slight88788%

Kingston upon Hull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingston upon Hull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,585 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 762, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (16%)
  • Tuesday129 (17%)
  • Wednesday131 (17%)
  • Thursday97 (13%)
  • Friday134 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (12%)
  • Sunday58 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (11%)
  • February73 (9.6%)
  • March65 (8.5%)
  • April70 (9.2%)
  • May57 (7.5%)
  • June53 (7%)
  • July61 (8%)
  • August40 (5.2%)
  • September67 (8.8%)
  • October62 (8.1%)
  • November65 (8.5%)
  • December64 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight551 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds635 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry544 (71%)
  • Wet or damp203 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph651 (85%)
  • 40 mph65 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway556 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (17%)
  • Roundabout61 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (50%)
  • Pedestrian158 (16%)
  • Cyclist156 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1583 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20142 (14%)
  • 21 to 25105 (10%)
  • 26 to 35184 (18%)
  • 36 to 45169 (17%)
  • 46 to 55132 (13%)
  • 56 to 6580 (8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.5%)
  • Over 7525 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider607 (60%)
  • Passenger240 (24%)
  • Pedestrian158 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (12%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kingston upon Hull in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kingston upon Hull had the 49th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kingston upon Hull in 2008

Central, Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kingston upon Hull in 2008, with 60 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kingston upon Hull with the most crashes in 2008

The A165 had the most collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2008: 77, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kingston upon Hull, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16577103212
2ndA1079607817
3rdA1105415707
4thA63355304
5thA1033314202
6thA1165192500
7thB1233142102
8thB1237111504
9thA11663301
10thB12312200
11thA11741100
12thB12381100

Towns in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2008

Kingston upon Hull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 718.

Postcode districts in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2008

HU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kingston upon Hull in 2008: 167.

Latest crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Kingston upon Hull road accidents in other years