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Kingston upon Hull road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2020, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (789), and casualties fell from 936.

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

Collisions in 2020
603
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
695
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kingston upon Hull in 2020

1.2% of collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2020 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight48981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10816%
  • Slight57983%

Kingston upon Hull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingston upon Hull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,585 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 603, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 603
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February58 (9.6%)
  • March45 (7.5%)
  • April23 (3.8%)
  • May30 (5%)
  • June39 (6.5%)
  • July45 (7.5%)
  • August44 (7.3%)
  • September66 (11%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November51 (8.5%)
  • December73 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds512 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (77%)
  • Wet or damp138 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph519 (86%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (22%)
  • Roundabout59 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (41%)
  • Cyclist191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian90 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35152 (22%)
  • 36 to 45106 (15%)
  • 46 to 5589 (13%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (72%)
  • Passenger102 (15%)
  • Pedestrian90 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car724 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle192 (17%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown23 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kingston upon Hull in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kingston upon Hull had the 28th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Kingston upon Hull in 2020

Central, Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kingston upon Hull in 2020, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kingston upon Hull with the most crashes in 2020

The A1079 and A165 had the most collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2020, with 39 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kingston upon Hull, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1079394501
2ndA1653942011
3rdA1033384517
4thA1105354124
5thA63314006
6thA1165232604
7thB1237152404
8thB1231101001
9thA11668801
10thB12337700
11thB12231100

Towns in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2020

Kingston upon Hull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 562.

Postcode districts in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2020

HU3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kingston upon Hull in 2020: 113.

Latest crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Kingston upon Hull road accidents in other years