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YO16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,488 road traffic collisions in the YO16 postcode district, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 502 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, down 26% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
2,488
1,518th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,328
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
52 people killed
Serious collisions
502
587 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Down 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.8%
  • Serious50220%
  • Slight1,94078%

What the data shows

  • YO16 had 389 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 472 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in YO16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 601 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO16, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in YO16.

Where YO16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,518th
Most casualties
1,548th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
1,485th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday345 (14%)
  • Tuesday372 (15%)
  • Wednesday355 (14%)
  • Thursday337 (14%)
  • Friday422 (17%)
  • Saturday347 (14%)
  • Sunday310 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,874 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit428 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting150 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,056 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway204 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout189 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,789 (72%)
  • 40 mph99 (4%)
  • 50 mph38 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph526 (21%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,040 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds285 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (1%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,778 (53%)
  • Pedestrian485 (15%)
  • Cyclist471 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist394 (12%)
  • Van occupant72 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider10 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO16 peaked at 83 in 1989; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253745
20245062
20233661
20223041
20212333
20203238
20194249
20185675
20173847
20164557
20155873
20145066
20133952
20124663
20115076
20104556
20093550
20084864
20074460
20065778
20054879
20044967
20035481
20026386
20015668
20005369
19994969
19986790
19976083
19966682
19956693
19947092
19935267
19926993
19916186
19906986
198983112
19887691
198779115
198644
19856785
198471102
19835173
19824972
19815365
19807695
19796677

Map of recent crashes in YO16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO16

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO16

The 24 most recent collisions in YO16 happened between 2 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO16

The A165 has the most collisions in YO16, 480 of 2,488 (19%), followed by the A1038 (217).

Collisions in YO16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16548072613121
2ndA1038217256133
3rdB1255178232132
4thA166113210325
5thB1254109129220
6thA61493147423
7thB125380129423
8thB14234146010
9thB12443302

Council areas covering YO16

Collisions in YO16 were recorded in 2 council areas. The East Riding of Yorkshire has 2,461 of 2,488 (99%).

Collisions in YO16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Riding of Yorkshire2,4613,27944487
2ndNorth Yorkshire2749215

Town in YO16

Of the 2,488 collisions in YO16, 1,747 (70%) were in Bridlington.