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YO43 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,822 road traffic collisions in the YO43 postcode district, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 77 were fatal and 451 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 45% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,822
1,830th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,817
1.55 per collision
Fatal collisions
77
79 people killed
Serious collisions
451
565 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 45% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Up 42% on 2024

Road collision statistics for YO43

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal774.2%
  • Serious45125%
  • Slight1,29471%

What the data shows

  • YO43 had 234 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 365 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in YO43 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 267 children under 16 were killed or injured in YO43, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in YO43.

Where YO43 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,830th
Most casualties
1,726th
Most fatal collisions
551st
Most serious collisions
1,630th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday255 (14%)
  • Tuesday245 (13%)
  • Wednesday216 (12%)
  • Thursday237 (13%)
  • Friday315 (17%)
  • Saturday255 (14%)
  • Sunday299 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,349 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting299 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,700 (93%)
  • Roundabout96 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph408 (22%)
  • 40 mph141 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1,260 (69%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,449 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (12%)
  • Fog or mist50 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,034 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist272 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian125 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist122 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant102 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)75 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

YO43 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in YO43, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in YO43 peaked at 74 in 1992; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252944
20242031
20232127
20222033
20212028
20202032
20192334
20183344
20172023
20162841
20153260
20142640
20134558
20123454
20115181
20103055
20093361
20083458
20074169
20063975
20053046
20045786
200364117
20025387
20015886
200055100
19994774
19986186
19975484
19964876
19954978
19945280
19934061
199274110
19915481
19904564
19895077
19884263
19874164
198658
19853761
19844054
19834260
19823038
19812835
19803650
19793143

Map of recent crashes in YO43

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in YO43

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in YO43

The 24 most recent collisions in YO43 happened between 31 January and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in YO43

The A1079 has the most collisions in YO43, 510 of 1,822 (28%), followed by the A614 (368).

Collisions in YO43 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA107951083120120
2ndA6143686332494
3rdA1632333601356
4thA1034190285753
5thB1230253817
6thA1646600

Council areas covering YO43

Collisions in YO43 were recorded in 2 council areas. The East Riding of Yorkshire has 1,816 of 1,822 (99.7%).

Collisions in YO43 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Riding of Yorkshire1,8162,81177448
2ndNorth Yorkshire4402

Towns in YO43

Collisions in YO43 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Market Weighton (249) and Holme upon Spalding Moor (110).