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Scarborough road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1984, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1983 (419), and casualties fell from 560.

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 1984
390
Down 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
533
Down 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
49% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 1984 were fatal and 49% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious19049%
  • Slight19249%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious23544%
  • Slight29054%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 390, down 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday70 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (5.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February28 (7.2%)
  • March24 (6.2%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June30 (7.7%)
  • July46 (12%)
  • August54 (14%)
  • September17 (4.4%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November32 (8.2%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (63%)
  • Wet or damp132 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (71%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph99 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (25%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20170 (32%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (9.8%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.6%)
  • Over 7535 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (51%)
  • Passenger160 (30%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (63%)
  • Motorcycle135 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in Scarborough

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 1984

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1984: 57, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1715796336
2ndA1655475129
3rdA643743121
4thA170203507
5thA1039131404
6thA174111825
7thB12616700
8thB13646803
9thA1694902
10thB14162301
11thB14602201
12thA10791100
13thA1641201
14thB12291100
15thB13631301
16thB14101101
17thB14471601

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1984

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 195.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1984

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1984: 125.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1984

North Yorkshire recorded 2,421 collisions in 1984, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1984, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years