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Scarborough road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1986, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1985 (377), and casualties rose from 531.

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 1986
462
Up 23% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
668
Up 26% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
47% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Scarborough in 1986 were fatal and 47% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious21947%
  • Slight23350%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious30946%
  • Slight34952%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 462, up 23% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday46 (10%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday88 (19%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.8%)
  • February19 (4.1%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April29 (6.3%)
  • May42 (9.1%)
  • June53 (11%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August58 (13%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October39 (8.4%)
  • November32 (6.9%)
  • December37 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (65%)
  • Wet or damp139 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.2%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph283 (61%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph158 (34%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (22%)
  • Pedestrian106 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20187 (28%)
  • 21 to 25100 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (11%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (51%)
  • Passenger224 (34%)
  • Pedestrian106 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (65%)
  • Motorcycle151 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Scarborough

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  • 2 crashes
  • Serious

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 1986

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1986: 78, including 3 fatal and 48 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17178124348
2ndA16569124325
3rdA644362024
4thA1702229210
5thA1741720010
6thA1698803
7thB126181703
8thB13648801
9thA103961001
10thB14165604
11thA12901
12thA10791101
13thB14101101
14thB14601501
15thB61601101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1986

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 194.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1986

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1986: 135.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1986

North Yorkshire recorded 2,621 collisions in 1986, and 18% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1986, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years