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Scarborough road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1981, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 222 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1980 (419), and casualties rose from 575.

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 1981
457
Up 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
624
Up 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
222
49% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Scarborough in 1981 were fatal and 49% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious22249%
  • Slight22549%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious28646%
  • Slight32752%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 457, up 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.6%)
  • February22 (4.8%)
  • March34 (7.4%)
  • April41 (9%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July57 (12%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October40 (8.8%)
  • November37 (8.1%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (65%)
  • Wet or damp132 (29%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Snow13 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (66%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph150 (33%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (30%)
  • Pedestrian109 (17%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20227 (36%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (6.9%)
  • 36 to 4547 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (6.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (54%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian109 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (58%)
  • Motorcycle185 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Scarborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 1981

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1981: 67, including 3 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17167106339
2ndA1656696033
3rdA643853220
4thA1702438111
5thA174111508
6thA16971305
7thB12617704
8thB141671204
9thB13646602
10thA10394503
11thB14472410
12thB14602201
13thB12291100
14thB12601301
15thB12621100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1981

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 200.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1981

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1981: 148.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1981

North Yorkshire recorded 2,699 collisions in 1981, and 17% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years