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Scarborough road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1980, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (437), and casualties fell from 629.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,436 collisions in Scarborough.

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

Collisions in 1980
419
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
575
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
53% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 1980 were fatal and 53% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious22353%
  • Slight18745%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious27748%
  • Slight28850%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 419, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (10%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (3.3%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March20 (4.8%)
  • April41 (9.8%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June38 (9.1%)
  • July56 (13%)
  • August52 (12%)
  • September29 (6.9%)
  • October37 (8.8%)
  • November31 (7.4%)
  • December29 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (68%)
  • Wet or damp116 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (65%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph96 (23%)
  • 70 mph43 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (31%)
  • Pedestrian116 (20%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20203 (35%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (9%)
  • 36 to 4548 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (50%)
  • Passenger170 (30%)
  • Pedestrian116 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (59%)
  • Motorcycle173 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Scarborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 1980

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1980: 73, including 5 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17173106542
2ndA1656396333
3rdA644050015
4thB1364161806
5thA1741521010
6thA170132108
7thB12611321010
8thA1039101306
9thB14605904
10thB14164503
11thA1693501
12thB14473503
13thB14101101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1980

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 196.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1980

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1980: 126.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1980

North Yorkshire recorded 2,672 collisions in 1980, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1980, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years