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YO42 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,653 road traffic collisions in the YO42 postcode district, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 56 were fatal and 396 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
1,653
1,913th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,347
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
56
67 people killed
Serious collisions
396
473 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for YO42

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal563.4%
  • Serious39624%
  • Slight1,20173%

What the data shows

  • YO42 had 274 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 332 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in YO42 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 238 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO42, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in YO42.

Where YO42 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,913th
Most casualties
1,893rd
Most fatal collisions
1,031st
Most serious collisions
1,772nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday233 (14%)
  • Tuesday229 (14%)
  • Wednesday248 (15%)
  • Thursday235 (14%)
  • Friday275 (17%)
  • Saturday226 (14%)
  • Sunday207 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,193 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting316 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,565 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout33 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph492 (30%)
  • 40 mph23 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph79 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph1,006 (61%)
  • 70 mph37 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,326 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds207 (13%)
  • Fog or mist36 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,502 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist284 (12%)
  • Pedestrian192 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist191 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant90 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO42 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO42, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO42 peaked at 57 in 2001; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253041
20242641
20233653
20222433
20212023
20202635
20192531
20182935
20172834
20163045
20154459
20143343
20133147
20123962
20113360
20102738
20093047
20083654
20072838
20063144
20052839
20044059
20035476
20024555
20015793
20004962
19993953
19984159
19974966
19965175
19954672
19943963
19933551
19924355
19913959
19903953
19894972
19882839
19874565
1986826
19853346
19843845
19832227
19823848
19813449
19802329
19793548

Map of recent crashes in YO42

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO42

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO42

The 24 most recent collisions in YO42 happened between 11 March and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO42

The A1079 has the most collisions in YO42, 370 of 1,653 (22%), followed by the B1246 (261).

Collisions in YO42 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10793705821890
2ndB1246261347760
3rdB1228107178534
4thA166931731024
5thB12476169310

Council areas covering YO42

Collisions in YO42 were recorded in 2 council areas. The East Riding of Yorkshire has 1,637 of 1,653 (99%).

Collisions in YO42 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Riding of Yorkshire1,6372,31856394
2ndNorth Yorkshire142702

Town in YO42

Of the 1,653 collisions in YO42, 453 (27%) were in Pocklington.