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HU8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,875 road traffic collisions in the HU8 postcode district, Kingston upon Hull, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 844 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (60).

Collisions since 1979
4,875
597th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,852
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
48
49 people killed
Serious collisions
844
889 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
66
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HU8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal481%
  • Serious84417%
  • Slight3,98382%

What the data shows

  • HU8 had 676 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 796 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in HU8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,008 children under 16 were killed or injured in HU8, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in HU8.

Where HU8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
597th
Most casualties
740th
Most fatal collisions
1,255th
Most serious collisions
642nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday722 (15%)
  • Tuesday716 (15%)
  • Wednesday716 (15%)
  • Thursday778 (16%)
  • Friday853 (17%)
  • Saturday625 (13%)
  • Sunday465 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,604 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,223 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,751 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway730 (15%)
  • Roundabout363 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph68 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph4,504 (92%)
  • 40 mph297 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,139 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds534 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other54 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,003 (34%)
  • Cyclist1,279 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist1,050 (18%)
  • Pedestrian1,013 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant351 (6%)
  • Van occupant71 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HU8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HU8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HU8 peaked at 170 in 1987; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 58
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255866
20246074
20236375
20227081
20218089
20205770
201989104
20186480
20176775
20166883
201575103
201487114
201399120
20127598
201187107
20106886
200978103
20086579
20077295
200690122
200580102
2004103134
2003107129
2002119138
2001109134
200085105
1999123152
199899108
1997123149
1996122134
1995133165
1994123142
1993125140
1992133155
1991147164
1990146177
1989147164
1988154180
1987170213
198600
1985150175
1984144185
1983145163
1982138166
1981159182
1980152177
1979167195

Map of recent crashes in HU8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HU8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HU8

The 24 most recent collisions in HU8 happened between 4 August and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HU8

The A165 has the most collisions in HU8, 1,222 of 4,875 (25%), followed by the B1237 (457).

Collisions in HU8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1651,2221,49513226
2ndB12374575761496
3rdA1165242296131
4thA10339311307

Council area for HU8

HU8 is in Kingston upon Hull, where police recorded 48,560 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HU8 accounts for 10% of them.

Town in HU8

Of the 4,875 collisions in HU8, 4,823 (99%) were in Kingston upon Hull.