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Scarborough road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1983, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (439), and casualties fell from 610.

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 1983
419
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
560
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 1983 were fatal and 46% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious19246%
  • Slight21852%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious24143%
  • Slight30955%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 419, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (9.8%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (19%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.3%)
  • February20 (4.8%)
  • March22 (5.3%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May40 (9.5%)
  • June38 (9.1%)
  • July56 (13%)
  • August61 (15%)
  • September39 (9.3%)
  • October32 (7.6%)
  • November29 (6.9%)
  • December28 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (70%)
  • Wet or damp116 (28%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (70%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph116 (28%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (89%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian127 (23%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20182 (33%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (11%)
  • 36 to 4532 (5.7%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (50%)
  • Passenger151 (27%)
  • Pedestrian127 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car442 (60%)
  • Motorcycle169 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A165 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1983: 62, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1656290225
2ndA1715697129
3rdA644355115
4thA170141918
5thB1364121203
6thB1261111406
7thB141691104
8thA1748804
9thA1697807
10thA10396713
11thB14102201
12thB14602302
13thA631200

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1983

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 220.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1983

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1983: 151.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1983

North Yorkshire recorded 2,455 collisions in 1983, and 17% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1983.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years