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Scarborough road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 410 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1988, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (413), and casualties rose from 566.

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 1988
410
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
606
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Scarborough in 1988 were fatal and 44% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious18144%
  • Slight22254%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious24040%
  • Slight35859%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 410, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday71 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.6%)
  • February39 (9.5%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April32 (7.8%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June29 (7.1%)
  • July37 (9%)
  • August51 (12%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October25 (6.1%)
  • November27 (6.6%)
  • December37 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (64%)
  • Wet or damp133 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph279 (68%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph117 (29%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (19%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20140 (23%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (7.1%)
  • Over 7539 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (49%)
  • Passenger203 (33%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (68%)
  • Motorcycle111 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Scarborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 1988

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1988: 60, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1716095225
2ndA1654878023
3rdA643556115
4thA170193827
5thA174101206
6thA103991005
7thA16981105
8thB126171205
9thB13644400
10thB14163402
11thB14603300
12thB12291201
13thB12621300
14thB14471201

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1988

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 193.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1988

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1988: 126.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1988

North Yorkshire recorded 2,783 collisions in 1988, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1988, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years