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Scarborough road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1990, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (436), and casualties fell from 607.

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 1990
398
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
560
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Scarborough in 1990 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious16140%
  • Slight23058%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious20737%
  • Slight34662%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 398, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (10%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday77 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (10%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March26 (6.5%)
  • April37 (9.3%)
  • May28 (7%)
  • June34 (8.5%)
  • July35 (8.8%)
  • August39 (9.8%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October32 (8%)
  • November34 (8.5%)
  • December35 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (62%)
  • Wet or damp134 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (64%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph128 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (87%)
  • Roundabout20 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (52%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (16%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20142 (25%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.6%)
  • Over 7531 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (50%)
  • Passenger181 (32%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (69%)
  • Motorcycle91 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.6%)
  • Minibus9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1990: 66, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17166114229
2ndA1653554212
3rdA1703444013
4thA642631012
5thB1261162628
6thA1039121308
7thA174121403
8thA16981502
9thB14164400
10thB14473401
11thB13642202
12thB12101101
13thB14601200
14thB61601300

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1990

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 175.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1990

YO11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1990: 110.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1990

North Yorkshire recorded 2,966 collisions in 1990, and 13% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1990, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years