HU20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The HU20 postcode district recorded 70 collisions in the STATS19 data between 2000 and 2024, involving 111 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 26
- Casualties
- 111
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 26
- Casualties
- 111
Collisions by Year
Areas covering HU20
Accidents in the HU20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the HU20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
70
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
111
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
26
40% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the HU20 postcode district
Collisions in the HU20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.6% of the total), with 32.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
100% of recorded collisions in the HU20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the HU20 postcode district have produced 111 casualties. Pedestrians account for 1.8% 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 7 collisions, Monday 9 collisions, Tuesday 10 collisions, Wednesday 10 collisions, Thursday 13 collisions, Friday 12 collisions, Saturday 9 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 47 collisions, Darkness 23 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 70 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 61 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 50 collisions, Raining no high winds 11 collisions, Fog or mist 4 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 74 casualties, Passenger 35 casualties, Pedestrian 2 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the HU20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the HU20 postcode district?
70 collisions have been recorded in the HU20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 2000 and 2024, involving 111 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the HU20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 26 were serious — 40% of all recorded collisions in the HU20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the HU20 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the HU20 postcode district, accounting for 18.6% of them, and 32.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the HU20 postcode district happen on?
100% of collisions in the HU20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the HU20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 1.8% of the 111 casualties recorded in the HU20 postcode district.
Where does the road accident data for the HU20 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 HU20 postcode district cover 2000 to 2024.