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HU17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,484 road traffic collisions in the HU17 postcode district, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 105 were fatal and 1,146 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (69).

Collisions since 1979
5,484
435th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,562
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
105
116 people killed
Serious collisions
1,146
1,332 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
90
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HU17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1051.9%
  • Serious1,14621%
  • Slight4,23377%

What the data shows

  • HU17 had 767 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 1,078 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in HU17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 913 children under 16 were killed or injured in HU17, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in HU17.

Where HU17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
435th
Most casualties
377th
Most fatal collisions
247th
Most serious collisions
246th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday739 (13%)
  • Tuesday750 (14%)
  • Wednesday791 (14%)
  • Thursday859 (16%)
  • Friday948 (17%)
  • Saturday741 (14%)
  • Sunday656 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,165 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit754 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting500 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown44 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,899 (89%)
  • Roundabout347 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road116 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph72 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph2,633 (48%)
  • 40 mph447 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph235 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph2,041 (37%)
  • 70 mph50 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,479 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds636 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds97 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist82 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other67 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,368 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist1,097 (15%)
  • Cyclist889 (12%)
  • Pedestrian741 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant207 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)77 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HU17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HU17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HU17 peaked at 163 in 2003; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256190
20246988
20236476
20227294
202175111
20207197
201985116
20186590
2017100127
2016105155
201588141
201498137
2013110141
2012112157
2011117161
2010107166
2009106154
2008113157
2007115161
2006112158
2005119169
2004138186
2003163213
2002131184
2001147189
2000128180
1999162239
1998145195
1997155212
1996161231
1995130166
1994132179
1993126180
1992118176
1991119160
1990130185
1989158225
1988140190
1987132173
198626
1985149205
1984138169
1983123154
1982160223
1981154215
1980146199
1979133182

Map of recent crashes in HU17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HU17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HU17

The 24 most recent collisions in HU17 happened between 21 August and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HU17

The A164 has the most collisions in HU17, 862 of 5,484 (16%), followed by the A1035 (604).

Collisions in HU17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1648621,20910176
2ndA103560488913128
3rdA117453275611112
4thA107953083418126
5thB12303054271079
6thB12482173671065
7thA165112177419
8thB12445384017
9thA6146701
10thA10333700

Council area for HU17

HU17 is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where police recorded 44,886 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HU17 accounts for 12% of them.

Towns in HU17

Collisions in HU17 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Beverley (2,386) and Woodmansey (185).