Cottingham road traffic accidents
Cottingham recorded 699 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 842 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 116 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 14% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 116
- Casualties
- 842
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 116
- Casualties
- 842
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Cottingham
Roads in Cottingham
Postcode districts in Cottingham
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Cottingham
Road collision statistics for Cottingham
Collisions recorded
699
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
842
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
116
17.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Cottingham
Collisions in Cottingham are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (18% of the total), with 21.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
85.4% of recorded collisions in Cottingham happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Cottingham have produced 842 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.3% 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 58 collisions, Monday 104 collisions, Tuesday 114 collisions, Wednesday 126 collisions, Thursday 114 collisions, Friday 111 collisions, Saturday 72 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 547 collisions, Darkness 152 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 597 collisions, Roundabout 85 collisions, Dual carriageway 11 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 53 collisions, 30 mph 572 collisions, 40 mph 40 collisions, 50 mph 8 collisions, 60 mph 26 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 584 collisions, Raining no high winds 75 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Snowing no high winds 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 567 casualties, Passenger 138 casualties, Pedestrian 137 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Cottingham
How many road accidents have there been in Cottingham?
699 collisions have been recorded in Cottingham in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 842 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Cottingham were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 116 were serious — 17.6% of all recorded collisions in Cottingham resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Cottingham?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in Cottingham, accounting for 18% of them, and 21.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Cottingham happen on?
85.4% of collisions in Cottingham are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Cottingham?
Pedestrians make up 16.3% of the 842 casualties recorded in Cottingham.
Is road safety in Cottingham getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Cottingham rose 14% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Cottingham 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 Cottingham cover 1999 to 2025.