HU18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The HU18 postcode district recorded 332 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 443 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 61
- Casualties
- 443
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 61
- Casualties
- 443
Collisions by Year
Areas covering HU18
Roads in HU18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the HU18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the HU18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
332
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
443
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
61
19.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the HU18 postcode district
Collisions in the HU18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (16.6% of the total), with 24.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.5% of recorded collisions in the HU18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 12.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the HU18 postcode district have produced 443 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 55 collisions, Monday 42 collisions, Tuesday 41 collisions, Wednesday 35 collisions, Thursday 52 collisions, Friday 55 collisions, Saturday 52 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 250 collisions, Darkness 82 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 317 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 25 collisions, 30 mph 219 collisions, 40 mph 16 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 66 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 284 collisions, Raining no high winds 29 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 247 casualties, Passenger 121 casualties, Pedestrian 75 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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Accident 2022161202563
FatalAccident 2008160C03500
FatalAccident 2007160C06840
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the HU18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the HU18 postcode district?
332 collisions have been recorded in the HU18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 443 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the HU18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 61 were serious — 19.6% of all recorded collisions in the HU18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the HU18 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the HU18 postcode district, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 24.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the HU18 postcode district happen on?
95.5% of collisions in the HU18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the HU18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 16.9% of the 443 casualties recorded in the HU18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the HU18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the HU18 postcode district fell 50% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the HU18 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the HU18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.