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Scarborough road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1982, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (457), and casualties fell from 624.

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 1982
439
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
610
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
49% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Scarborough in 1982 were fatal and 49% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious21749%
  • Slight21048%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious29148%
  • Slight30750%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 439, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday54 (12%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday74 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (6.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (3.6%)
  • February30 (6.8%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April32 (7.3%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June42 (9.6%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August62 (14%)
  • September38 (8.7%)
  • October33 (7.5%)
  • November26 (5.9%)
  • December38 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (63%)
  • Wet or damp142 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (68%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph123 (28%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (29%)
  • Pedestrian122 (20%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20196 (32%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (10%)
  • 36 to 4542 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (52%)
  • Passenger173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian122 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (62%)
  • Motorcycle179 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Scarborough

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 1982

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1982: 65, including 5 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1716595535
2ndA16562106135
3rdA644248017
4thA170152407
5thA103991105
6thB126191807
7thB136491113
8thA16971206
9thA1747803
10thB14166906
11thB14104403
12thB14473411
13thB14602502
14thB12621201

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1982

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 198.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1982

YO11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1982: 133.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1982

North Yorkshire recorded 2,703 collisions in 1982, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1982, none were fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years