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Cottingham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,450 road traffic collisions in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 253 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,450
583rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,721
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
253
269 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Up 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Cottingham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious25317%
  • Slight1,18582%

What the data shows

  • Cottingham had 223 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 252 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Cottingham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 267 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cottingham, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Cottingham.

Where Cottingham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
583rd
Most casualties
605th
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
582nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday224 (15%)
  • Tuesday237 (16%)
  • Wednesday234 (16%)
  • Thursday227 (16%)
  • Friday260 (18%)
  • Saturday155 (11%)
  • Sunday113 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,092 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit314 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,301 (90%)
  • Roundabout126 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph1,241 (86%)
  • 40 mph83 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph62 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,214 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant631 (37%)
  • Cyclist381 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist314 (18%)
  • Pedestrian260 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cottingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cottingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cottingham peaked at 54 in 1983; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252226
20242020
20232425
20222630
20212023
20201213
20193036
20181523
20172534
20162930
20152430
20143749
20132633
20122529
20112328
20103638
20092129
20081516
20072131
20062426
20052229
20042632
20032938
20023539
20013438
20003033
19992829
19982930
19972933
19964263
19952947
19943941
19933035
19923339
19914348
19904348
19894454
19884648
19873844
198600
19855257
19844547
19835459
19823743
19814150
19804863
19794965

Map of recent crashes in Cottingham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cottingham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cottingham

The 24 most recent collisions in Cottingham happened between 2 November 2024 and 12 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cottingham

The B1233 has the most collisions in Cottingham, 280 of 1,450 (19%), followed by the A164 (22).

Collisions in Cottingham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1233280341250
2ndA164223704

Council areas covering Cottingham

Collisions in Cottingham were recorded in 2 council areas. The East Riding of Yorkshire has 1,431 of 1,450 (99%).

Collisions in Cottingham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Riding of Yorkshire1,4311,69912250
2ndKingston upon Hull192203

Postcode districts in Cottingham

Collisions in Cottingham were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by HU16 (1,442) and HU10 (5).