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Hessle road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,378 road traffic collisions in Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 220 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
1,378
605th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,681
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
220
239 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Up 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hessle

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious22016%
  • Slight1,14983%

What the data shows

  • Hessle had 247 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 3% more than the 240 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Hessle were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 304 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hessle, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Hessle.

Where Hessle ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
605th
Most casualties
615th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
668th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday207 (15%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday211 (15%)
  • Friday234 (17%)
  • Saturday181 (13%)
  • Sunday127 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,072 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway864 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway288 (21%)
  • Roundabout193 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph956 (69%)
  • 40 mph308 (22%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph47 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,159 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other20 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant765 (46%)
  • Cyclist329 (20%)
  • Pedestrian252 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist235 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hessle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hessle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hessle peaked at 48 in 1998; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252529
20242224
20232428
20222327
20212022
20201922
20192937
20182530
20172730
20163340
20152944
20142843
20133140
20121421
20112429
20101619
20092027
20082226
20073545
20062129
20053237
20042632
20032832
20023844
20013040
20002633
19993444
19984861
19972027
19963049
19953544
19943545
19932836
19923946
19914149
19903845
19893235
19883434
19874246
198600
19853643
19844350
19833239
19824146
19813540
19804042
19792830

Map of recent crashes in Hessle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hessle

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hessle

The 24 most recent collisions in Hessle happened between 28 January and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hessle

The A1105 has the most collisions in Hessle, 261 of 1,378 (19%), followed by the A63 (97).

Collisions in Hessle on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1105261329344
2ndA6397117119
3rdB12327785112
4thA157010206
5thA164598005

Council areas covering Hessle

Collisions in Hessle were recorded in 2 council areas. The East Riding of Yorkshire has 1,330 of 1,378 (97%).

Collisions in Hessle by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Riding of Yorkshire1,3301,6249211
2ndKingston upon Hull485709

Postcode districts in Hessle

Collisions in Hessle were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by HU13 (1,358) and HU10 (20).