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Driffield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 749 road traffic collisions in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 145 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
749
914th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
877
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
145
158 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Driffield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious14519%
  • Slight59980%

What the data shows

  • Driffield had 95 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 134 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Driffield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 161 children under 16 were killed or injured in Driffield, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Driffield.

Where Driffield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
914th
Most casualties
947th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
883rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday119 (16%)
  • Friday143 (19%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway727 (97%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph673 (90%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant266 (30%)
  • Pedestrian214 (24%)
  • Cyclist208 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Driffield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Driffield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Driffield peaked at 29 in 1987; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
20241011
20231012
202244
20211010
202055
20191618
20181010
20171112
20161011
20151113
20142121
20131420
20121516
20111824
20101117
20091010
20081014
20071010
20061420
20051216
2004810
20031418
20022529
20011416
20001718
19991718
19981618
19971518
19962325
19951919
19941821
19932223
19921418
19912325
19902427
19892833
19881520
19872932
198600
19852229
19842836
19831617
19822733
19812431
19802935
19792124

Map of recent crashes in Driffield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Driffield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Driffield

The 24 most recent collisions in Driffield happened between 19 August 2023 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Driffield

The B1249 has the most collisions in Driffield, 109 of 749 (15%), followed by the A164 (87).

Collisions in Driffield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1249109135020
2ndA16487104220
3rdA1667490112

Council area for Driffield

Driffield is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where police recorded 44,886 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Driffield accounts for 1.7% of them.

Postcode district for Driffield

All 749 collisions in Driffield were in the YO25 postcode district.