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Kingston upon Hull road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 road traffic collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2023, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2022 (652), and casualties rose from 764.

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

Collisions in 2023
692
Up 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
807
Up 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Kingston upon Hull in 2023

1% of collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 18% in Kingston upon Hull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious13219%
  • Slight55380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious13817%
  • Slight66182%

Kingston upon Hull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingston upon Hull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,585 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 692, up 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 692
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday111 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.8%)
  • February54 (7.8%)
  • March60 (8.7%)
  • April42 (6.1%)
  • May49 (7.1%)
  • June72 (10%)
  • July72 (10%)
  • August49 (7.1%)
  • September63 (9.1%)
  • October58 (8.4%)
  • November62 (9%)
  • December57 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight495 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds567 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry523 (76%)
  • Wet or damp166 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph607 (88%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (22%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (38%)
  • Cyclist198 (25%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20109 (14%)
  • 21 to 2563 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 35184 (23%)
  • 36 to 45105 (13%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6574 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (67%)
  • Passenger136 (17%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car788 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle208 (16%)
  • Motorcycle106 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)13 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kingston upon Hull in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kingston upon Hull had the 30th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kingston upon Hull in 2023

Central, Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kingston upon Hull in 2023, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kingston upon Hull with the most crashes in 2023

The A165 had the most collisions in Kingston upon Hull in 2023: 66, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kingston upon Hull, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1656673017
2ndA1105435714
3rdA1079354007
4thA1033343907
5thA63243403
6thA1165202313
7thB123391401
8thB123781001
9thB12316600
10thA11665501

Towns in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2023

Kingston upon Hull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 653.

Postcode districts in Kingston upon Hull: crashes in 2023

HU9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kingston upon Hull in 2023: 137.

Latest crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Kingston upon Hull in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Kingston upon Hull road accidents in other years