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Scarborough road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1989, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (410), and casualties rose from 606.

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 1989
436
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
607
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1989

1.6% of collisions in Scarborough in 1989 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious17941%
  • Slight25057%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious23839%
  • Slight36059%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 436, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.3%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March41 (9.4%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May41 (9.4%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August41 (9.4%)
  • September33 (7.6%)
  • October38 (8.7%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December25 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (68%)
  • Wet or damp124 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph289 (66%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph124 (28%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (17%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20158 (26%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (14%)
  • 36 to 4561 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.3%)
  • Over 7530 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (54%)
  • Passenger177 (29%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (63%)
  • Motorcycle106 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1989: 70, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1717095029
2ndA1655484021
3rdA643554114
4thA1702643011
5thB1261142406
6thA174121515
7thA103991205
8thA16961212
9thB14164402
10thB14474900
11thB13642201
12thB12291101
13thB12581100
14thB14101100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1989

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 218.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1989

YO11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1989: 141.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1989

North Yorkshire recorded 3,045 collisions in 1989, and 14% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1989, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1989.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years