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Bridlington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,102 road traffic collisions in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 558 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, down 41% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1979
3,102
326th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,764
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
28 people killed
Serious collisions
558
587 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Down 41% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Down 49% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bridlington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal280.9%
  • Serious55818%
  • Slight2,51681%

What the data shows

  • Bridlington had 436 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 531 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Bridlington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 778 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bridlington, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Bridlington.

Where Bridlington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
326th
Most casualties
331st
Most fatal collisions
367th
Most serious collisions
304th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday442 (14%)
  • Tuesday450 (15%)
  • Wednesday446 (14%)
  • Thursday417 (13%)
  • Friday535 (17%)
  • Saturday462 (15%)
  • Sunday350 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,390 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit656 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,515 (81%)
  • Roundabout223 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road189 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph135 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph2,873 (93%)
  • 40 mph37 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,608 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds344 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,419 (38%)
  • Pedestrian1,032 (27%)
  • Cyclist633 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist465 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant113 (3%)
  • Van occupant32 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bridlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bridlington peaked at 108 in 1989; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253236
20245470
20233950
20223341
20212629
20204453
20194551
20185263
20174250
20166983
20155470
20145770
20135162
20124455
201169103
20104959
20094555
20085870
20073947
20066586
20056180
20046074
20037799
200285107
20017787
20006485
19996378
19987187
19976992
19968191
19957183
199491103
199380101
19928297
19917993
1990102119
1989108140
198893105
198796111
198633
198597119
198490100
19838392
19827993
19817689
1980101117
197996116

Map of recent crashes in Bridlington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bridlington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bridlington

The 24 most recent collisions in Bridlington happened between 9 April and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bridlington

The A1038 has the most collisions in Bridlington, 386 of 3,102 (12%), followed by the B1254 (297).

Collisions in Bridlington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1038386449459
2ndB1254297362461
3rdA165286414453
4thB1255184241133
5thB14235056010
6thB1253192205
7thB12443302

Council area for Bridlington

Bridlington is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where police recorded 44,886 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bridlington accounts for 6.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Bridlington

Collisions in Bridlington were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by YO16 (1,747) and YO15 (1,355).