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Barrow upon Humber road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in Barrow upon Humber, North Lincolnshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
120
2,583rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
178
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
5 people killed
Serious collisions
23
27 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barrow upon Humber

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious2319%
  • Slight9478%

What the data shows

  • Barrow upon Humber had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 92% more than the 13 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Barrow upon Humber were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barrow upon Humber, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Barrow upon Humber.

Where Barrow upon Humber ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,583rd
Most casualties
2,439th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (14%)
  • Friday17 (14%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (100%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph99 (83%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph16 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant118 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barrow upon Humber road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barrow upon Humber, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barrow upon Humber peaked at 7 in 2018; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202400
202311
202233
202144
202011
201924
2018713
201724
201635
201500
201423
201312
201211
201122
201033
200911
200811
200700
200624
200524
200422
200300
200211
200134
200011
199923
199834
199755
1996510
199569
199434
1993710
199211
199124
199028
198945
198855
198756
198612
198500
198457
198347
198246
198134
198045
197926

Map of recent crashes in Barrow upon Humber

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barrow upon Humber

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barrow upon Humber

The 24 most recent collisions in Barrow upon Humber happened between 12 April 2016 and 1 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barrow upon Humber

The A1077 has the most collisions in Barrow upon Humber, 42 of 120 (35%), followed by the B1206 (31).

Collisions in Barrow upon Humber on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1077427015
2ndB1206314617
3rdA154802

Council area for Barrow upon Humber

Barrow upon Humber is in North Lincolnshire, where police recorded 26,652 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Barrow upon Humber accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Barrow upon Humber

All 120 collisions in Barrow upon Humber were in the DN19 postcode district.