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Pocklington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 84 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
453
1,225th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
527
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
84
90 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pocklington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight36581%

What the data shows

  • Pocklington had 84 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 95 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Pocklington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 100 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pocklington, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Pocklington.

Where Pocklington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,225th
Most casualties
1,285th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,266th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (91%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph393 (87%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant179 (34%)
  • Pedestrian135 (26%)
  • Cyclist106 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pocklington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pocklington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pocklington peaked at 18 in 2000; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
2024913
20231213
2022712
202178
202077
201966
2018910
201799
20161012
20151316
201488
2013710
20121722
201167
201056
2009811
20081113
2007810
20061212
200566
20041113
20031314
20021010
20011616
20001821
19991013
19981010
19971516
19961313
19951320
1994910
199356
19921414
1991811
199077
19891520
198899
19871113
198600
198577
19841618
19831010
1982911
198156
198067
1979812

Map of recent crashes in Pocklington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pocklington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pocklington

The 24 most recent collisions in Pocklington happened between 23 September 2023 and 10 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pocklington

The B1246 has the most collisions in Pocklington, 116 of 453 (26%), followed by the B1247 (48).

Collisions in Pocklington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1246116133117
2ndB1247485219
3rdA1079122015

Council area for Pocklington

Pocklington is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where police recorded 44,886 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pocklington accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Pocklington

All 453 collisions in Pocklington were in the YO42 postcode district.