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Kingston upon Hull road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 803 road traffic collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2016, and 988 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2015 (748), and casualties fell from 996.

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

Collisions in 2016
803
Up 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
988
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Kingston upon Hull in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious13617%
  • Slight66182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious13914%
  • Slight84285%

Kingston upon Hull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingston upon Hull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,585 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 803, up 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 803
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (16%)
  • Wednesday148 (18%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday124 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (10%)
  • Sunday76 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.6%)
  • February52 (6.5%)
  • March82 (10%)
  • April57 (7.1%)
  • May59 (7.3%)
  • June63 (7.8%)
  • July74 (9.2%)
  • August70 (8.7%)
  • September69 (8.6%)
  • October96 (12%)
  • November74 (9.2%)
  • December46 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds717 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry643 (80%)
  • Wet or damp158 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph718 (89%)
  • 40 mph65 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (19%)
  • Roundabout75 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (45%)
  • Cyclist231 (23%)
  • Pedestrian130 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20107 (11%)
  • 21 to 25166 (17%)
  • 26 to 35194 (20%)
  • 36 to 45166 (17%)
  • 46 to 55129 (13%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider682 (69%)
  • Passenger176 (18%)
  • Pedestrian130 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car960 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle238 (16%)
  • Motorcycle131 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown24 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kingston upon Hull in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kingston upon Hull had the 33rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kingston upon Hull in 2016

Central, Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kingston upon Hull in 2016, with 79 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Kingston upon Hull with the most crashes in 2016

The A165 had the most collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2016: 73, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kingston upon Hull, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16573102115
2ndA10796689011
3rdA1105556416
4thA63325406
5thA1033292906
6thA1165212202
7thB1233111202
8thA11669900
9thB12316901
10thB12375510
11thA10351100
12thA1661100
13thB12381200

Towns in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2016

Kingston upon Hull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 765.

Postcode districts in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2016

HU3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kingston upon Hull in 2016: 173.

Latest crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Kingston upon Hull road accidents in other years