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B1251 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 73 collisions on the B1251 from 1979 to 2024, with 107 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 25 serious, and 5 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B1251 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
73
4,324th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
107
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
5 people killed
Serious collisions
25
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the B1251

On the B1251, 4.1% of collisions were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal34.1%
  • Serious2534%
  • Slight4562%

Where the B1251 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,324th
Most casualties
4,248th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,805th

B1251 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1251 peaked at 8 in 2015; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1251, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202311
202233
202111
202000
201946
201866
201734
201658
2015813
201467
201323
201223
201145
201035
200925
200834
200711
200611
200511
200422
200300
200223
200124
200012
199912
199800
199712
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198912
198800
198711
198600
198500
198400
198314
198200
198111
198012
197913

When crashes happen on the B1251

Sunday has the most collisions on the B1251 (24), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (21).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (8.2%)
  • Tuesday8 (11%)
  • Wednesday11 (15%)
  • Thursday4 (5.5%)
  • Friday8 (11%)
  • Saturday12 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (33%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (1.4%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (2.7%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (6.8%)
  • 9am to noon15 (21%)
  • Noon to 3pm15 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm21 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.7%)
  • February3 (4.1%)
  • March8 (11%)
  • April3 (4.1%)
  • May10 (14%)
  • June8 (11%)
  • July10 (14%)
  • August12 (16%)
  • September6 (8.2%)
  • October4 (5.5%)
  • November3 (4.1%)
  • December4 (5.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight60 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1251 crashes

On the B1251, 88% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (12%)
  • 60 mph64 (88%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds59 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (14%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.7%)
  • Other2 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (66%)
  • Wet or damp20 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1251 crashes

Car occupants make up 63% of the people killed or injured on the B1251, followed by motorcyclists (32%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (32%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Pedestrian1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car70 (62%)
  • Motorcycle32 (28%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2010 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2511 (10%)
  • 26 to 3517 (16%)
  • 36 to 4517 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (15%)
  • 56 to 6510 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (8.4%)
  • Over 757 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (71%)
  • Passenger30 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1251

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1251

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1251 crashes by council area

Of the 73 collisions on the B1251, 72 were in East Riding of Yorkshire.

Collisions on the B1251 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Riding of Yorkshire72105324

Recent crashes on the B1251

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1251, from 4 May 2016 to 30 August 2024.

Severity