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Withernsea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 80 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
417
1,282nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
489
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
80
83 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Withernsea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight33580%

What the data shows

  • Withernsea had 58 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% more than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Withernsea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 136 children under 16 were killed or injured in Withernsea, 28% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Withernsea.

Where Withernsea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,282nd
Most casualties
1,342nd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,307th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (7.2%)
  • 30 mph382 (92%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian188 (38%)
  • Car occupant151 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (14%)
  • Cyclist57 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Withernsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Withernsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Withernsea peaked at 20 in 1979; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
202456
202368
202279
202155
202044
201946
201856
2017910
201645
201555
201422
201356
201288
201155
2010910
200969
200844
200746
200655
200578
2004910
200399
200277
20011017
20001213
199977
19981010
1997910
19961720
19951214
19941113
19931216
19921414
19911419
19901516
1989910
19881213
19871012
198600
19851620
19841111
19831014
19821113
19811316
19801922
19792026

Map of recent crashes in Withernsea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Withernsea

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Withernsea

The 24 most recent collisions in Withernsea happened between 30 March 2022 and 3 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Withernsea

The A1033 has the most collisions in Withernsea, 188 of 417 (45%), followed by the B1362 (36).

Collisions in Withernsea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1033188229133
2ndB1362364206
3rdB12423137010

Council area for Withernsea

Withernsea is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, where police recorded 44,886 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Withernsea accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Withernsea

All 417 collisions in Withernsea were in the HU19 postcode district.