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Dunswell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Dunswell, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
129
2,482nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
174
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
25
29 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Dunswell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2519%
  • Slight10380%

What the data shows

  • Dunswell had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Dunswell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 13 children under 16 were killed or injured in Dunswell, 7.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Dunswell.

Where Dunswell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,482nd
Most casualties
2,468th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,540th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (43%)
  • 40 mph53 (41%)
  • 60 mph19 (15%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant105 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (17%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian10 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Dunswell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dunswell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Dunswell peaked at 10 in 1979; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202422
202323
202212
202111
202000
201911
201822
201711
201622
201534
201422
201334
201246
201100
201011
200911
200811
200733
200622
200534
200422
200311
200245
200148
200048
1999912
199833
199755
199600
199525
199436
199333
199245
199122
199011
198945
198822
1987410
198600
198544
198422
198322
1982610
198146
198055
19791014

Map of recent crashes in Dunswell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Dunswell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Dunswell

The 24 most recent collisions in Dunswell happened between 19 February 2013 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Dunswell

The A1174 has the most collisions in Dunswell, 95 of 129 (74%), followed by the A1079 (16).

Collisions in Dunswell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA117495127118
2ndA1079162106

Council area for Dunswell

Dunswell is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where police recorded 44,886 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Dunswell accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Dunswell

All 129 collisions in Dunswell were in the HU6 postcode district.