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HU1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,393 road traffic collisions in the HU1 postcode district, Kingston upon Hull, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,067 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 497 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
3,393
1,139th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,067
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
25 people killed
Serious collisions
497
511 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HU1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal250.7%
  • Serious49715%
  • Slight2,87185%

What the data shows

  • HU1 had 354 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 525 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in HU1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in HU1 are between noon and 3pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 300 children under 16 were killed or injured in HU1, 7.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where HU1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,139th
Most casualties
1,297th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
1,497th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday477 (14%)
  • Tuesday477 (14%)
  • Wednesday497 (15%)
  • Thursday477 (14%)
  • Friday606 (18%)
  • Saturday596 (18%)
  • Sunday263 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,460 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit894 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,935 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway971 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road379 (11%)
  • Roundabout91 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph57 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph2,747 (81%)
  • 40 mph568 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,901 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds348 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,310 (32%)
  • Car occupant1,292 (32%)
  • Bus or coach occupant558 (14%)
  • Cyclist404 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist377 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant44 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HU1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HU1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HU1 peaked at 132 in 1980; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252225
20242832
20232730
20223739
20212528
20203337
20194046
20184961
20175075
20164353
20154347
20144960
20135366
20126381
20114349
20105975
20095262
20084961
20074856
20066684
20056686
20046782
200389106
20027089
200179107
200099124
19997682
199899128
19976978
19968598
199593108
199493108
199399126
1992105124
199191105
1990114133
1989116150
1988101123
1987102111
198617
1985120158
1984121133
1983117134
1982109134
198198111
1980132144
1979103111

Map of recent crashes in HU1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HU1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HU1

The 24 most recent collisions in HU1 happened between 17 November 2024 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HU1

The A63 has the most collisions in HU1, 756 of 3,393 (22%), followed by the A1079 (357).

Collisions in HU1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6375697912117
2ndA1079357444257
3rdB1235257299336
4thA1105118139212
5thA165113148026
6thB14288594017
7thA15445107

Council area for HU1

HU1 is in Kingston upon Hull, where police recorded 48,560 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HU1 accounts for 7% of them.

Town in HU1

Of the 3,393 collisions in HU1, 3,207 (95%) were in Kingston upon Hull.