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HU16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,124 road traffic collisions in the HU16 postcode district, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 386 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,124
1,696th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,748
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
36 people killed
Serious collisions
386
446 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Up 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HU16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341.6%
  • Serious38618%
  • Slight1,70480%

What the data shows

  • HU16 had 319 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 372 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in HU16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 356 children under 16 were killed or injured in HU16, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in HU16.

Where HU16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,696th
Most casualties
1,750th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
1,796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday307 (14%)
  • Tuesday324 (15%)
  • Wednesday346 (16%)
  • Thursday322 (15%)
  • Friday360 (17%)
  • Saturday257 (12%)
  • Sunday208 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,590 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit392 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,901 (90%)
  • Roundabout186 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph1,350 (64%)
  • 40 mph161 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph66 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph482 (23%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,768 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,375 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist454 (17%)
  • Cyclist441 (16%)
  • Pedestrian287 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant47 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HU16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HU16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HU16 peaked at 74 in 1983; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253643
20242937
20233439
20223649
20213141
20201924
20193848
20182232
20173548
20163950
20153140
20145171
20132938
20123950
20113851
20104754
20093647
20082734
20073955
20063540
20053554
20044255
20034867
20026176
20014860
20004359
19994246
19983944
19974148
19966595
19954370
19945667
19934256
19925773
19916070
19906375
19896783
19886578
19875880
198623
19856986
19846273
19837486
19826181
19816179
19806399
19796694

Map of recent crashes in HU16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HU16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HU16

The 24 most recent collisions in HU16 happened between 27 March and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HU16

The B1233 has the most collisions in HU16, 302 of 2,124 (14%), followed by the A164 (273).

Collisions in HU16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1233302376254
2ndA164273424837
3rdA1079477838

Council areas covering HU16

Collisions in HU16 were recorded in 2 council areas. The East Riding of Yorkshire has 2,101 of 2,124 (99%).

Collisions in HU16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Riding of Yorkshire2,1012,72134381
2ndKingston upon Hull232705

Town in HU16

Of the 2,124 collisions in HU16, 1,442 (68%) were in Cottingham.