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Kingston upon Hull road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 783 road traffic collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2017, and 957 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (803), and casualties fell from 988.

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

Collisions in 2017
783
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
957
Down 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kingston upon Hull in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious14318%
  • Slight63681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious15016%
  • Slight80384%

Kingston upon Hull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingston upon Hull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,585 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 783, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 783
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (13%)
  • Tuesday136 (17%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday132 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (12%)
  • Sunday73 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.3%)
  • February53 (6.8%)
  • March75 (9.6%)
  • April68 (8.7%)
  • May58 (7.4%)
  • June64 (8.2%)
  • July70 (8.9%)
  • August65 (8.3%)
  • September54 (6.9%)
  • October67 (8.6%)
  • November69 (8.8%)
  • December67 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry611 (78%)
  • Wet or damp168 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (2%)
  • 30 mph707 (90%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway557 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (18%)
  • Roundabout68 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (40%)
  • Cyclist231 (24%)
  • Pedestrian130 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20111 (12%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35183 (19%)
  • 36 to 45150 (16%)
  • 46 to 55131 (14%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider629 (66%)
  • Passenger198 (21%)
  • Pedestrian130 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car903 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle236 (16%)
  • Motorcycle127 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kingston upon Hull in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kingston upon Hull had the 38th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kingston upon Hull in 2017

Central, Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kingston upon Hull in 2017, with 80 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kingston upon Hull with the most crashes in 2017

The A1079 had the most collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2017: 58, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kingston upon Hull, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10795885112
2ndA1655676012
3rdA1105344405
4thA63334105
5thA1033294004
6thA1165131302
7thB1233131502
8thA1166101111
9thB12376603
10thB12314400
11thA11741101

Towns in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2017

Kingston upon Hull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 735.

Postcode districts in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2017

HU3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kingston upon Hull in 2017: 145.

Latest crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Kingston upon Hull road accidents in other years