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Scarborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,436 road traffic collisions in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025, and 21,669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 276 were fatal and 4,774 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 182 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (171), and casualties fell from 217 to 213.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,436
Casualties
21,669
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
276
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
182
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Scarborough

1.8% of collisions in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2761.8%
  • Serious4,77431%
  • Slight10,38667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3021.4%
  • Serious6,16828%
  • Slight15,19970%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. In 2025 there were 182, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 182
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025182213
2024171217
2023206285
2022152202
2021186242
2020159194
2019152209
2018192230
2017225298
2016219291
2015245346
2014218291
2013222293
2012257346
2011229315
2010287398
2009301428
2008308414
2007315454
2006297392
2005335502
2004374538
2003374506
2002393566
2001383595
2000419573
1999392565
1998413595
1997422647
1996392576
1995390568
1994387552
1993393588
1992408608
1991381563
1990398560
1989436607
1988410606
1987413566
1986462668
1985377531
1984390533
1983419560
1982439610
1981457624
1980419575
1979437629

When and where crashes happen in Scarborough

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,113 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,092 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,092 (14%)
  • Thursday2,219 (14%)
  • Friday2,448 (16%)
  • Saturday2,333 (15%)
  • Sunday2,139 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59635 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59215 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,298 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,393 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,170 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,020 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,338 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,367 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,026 (6.6%)
  • February1,042 (6.8%)
  • March1,112 (7.2%)
  • April1,149 (7.4%)
  • May1,315 (8.5%)
  • June1,428 (9.3%)
  • July1,622 (11%)
  • August1,728 (11%)
  • September1,366 (8.8%)
  • October1,296 (8.4%)
  • November1,202 (7.8%)
  • December1,150 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,609 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,332 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,290 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown122 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit82 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,352 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,631 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds361 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds275 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist207 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds154 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds98 (0.6%)
  • Other187 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded171 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,233 (66%)
  • Wet or damp4,524 (29%)
  • Frost or ice391 (2.5%)
  • Snow231 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (0.1%)
  • Mud12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph80 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph9,760 (63%)
  • 40 mph655 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph4,713 (31%)
  • 70 mph197 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,679 (89%)
  • Roundabout660 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road613 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway424 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded60 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Scarborough

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,772 (54%)
  • Pedestrian3,453 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist3,286 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,456 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant590 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant510 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)168 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant153 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant140 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant99 (0.5%)
  • Other42 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5584 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10993 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 151,444 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 204,416 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,336 (11%)
  • 26 to 353,092 (14%)
  • 36 to 452,490 (11%)
  • 46 to 552,128 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,663 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 751,370 (6.3%)
  • Over 751,099 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded54 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,659 (54%)
  • Passenger6,557 (30%)
  • Pedestrian3,453 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,996 (69%)
  • Motorcycle3,331 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle1,536 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,336 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach718 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes665 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car286 (1%)
  • Other vehicle256 (0.9%)
  • Minibus158 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle49 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Scarborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Scarborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Scarborough

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area is the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough, with 923 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025: 2,388, including 76 fatal and 821 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1712,3883,92076821
2ndA1651,9993,01741638
3rdA641,1171,49013353
4thA1707491,11721249
5thA17447276111161
6thB12614596578143
7thA16933353011128
8thA10392844063107
9thB1364196226153
10thB1416161225064
11thB14605783220
12thB14474882316
13thB14103146215
14thB1229172417
15thB12587803
16thA6845803
17thB12495701
18thA131401
19thA10793301
20thA193500

Towns in Scarborough

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 6,324.

Postcode districts in Scarborough

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025: 4,507.

North Yorkshire and its former districts

North Yorkshire recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough

Of the latest 24 crashes in Scarborough, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity