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Scarborough road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1985, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (390), and casualties fell from 533.

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 1985
377
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
531
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
50% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1985

1.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 1985 were fatal and 50% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious19050%
  • Slight18349%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious25648%
  • Slight27151%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 377, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (19%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.6%)
  • February13 (3.4%)
  • March36 (9.5%)
  • April19 (5%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September31 (8.2%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (59%)
  • Wet or damp131 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Snow11 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (68%)
  • 40 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph104 (28%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20160 (30%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3556 (11%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (7.2%)
  • Over 7524 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (50%)
  • Passenger175 (33%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (63%)
  • Motorcycle129 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A165 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1985: 52, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1655276121
2ndA1715095228
3rdA644357026
4thA1702224013
5thA174153018
6thB1364121306
7thB126191106
8thA10394603
9thA1693903
10thB14163600
11thA6842202
12thA10651100
13thA10701100
14thA191100
15thB12291101
16thB12571101
17thB14471201
18thB14601101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1985

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 179.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1985

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1985: 136.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1985

North Yorkshire recorded 2,435 collisions in 1985, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1985, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years