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Scarborough road accidents in 1987: crash statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1987, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (462), and casualties fell from 668.

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 1987
413
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
566
Down 15% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1987

1.2% of collisions in Scarborough in 1987 were fatal and 43% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious17843%
  • Slight23056%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious24343%
  • Slight31856%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 413, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday55 (13%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.6%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March27 (6.5%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May32 (7.7%)
  • June28 (6.8%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November32 (7.7%)
  • December39 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (62%)
  • Wet or damp140 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (65%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph127 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (8%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (22%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20176 (31%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (10%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7530 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (54%)
  • Passenger167 (30%)
  • Pedestrian91 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (65%)
  • Motorcycle122 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 1987

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1987: 61, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1716186124
2ndA1655176020
3rdA643236016
4thA170203819
5thA1741533012
6thB1261111615
7thA16981004
8thA10396604
9thB14166904
10thB13644502
11thB14473401
12thB14102301
13thB14602302
14thA10411100
15thA191200
16thA61361501
17thB12581101
18thB12601201

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1987

YO21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1987: 2.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1987

North Yorkshire recorded 2,584 collisions in 1987, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1987, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years