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Scarborough road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1991, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1990 (398), and casualties rose from 560.

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 1991
381
Down 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
563
Up 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1991

2.4% of collisions in Scarborough in 1991 were fatal and 40% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious15140%
  • Slight22158%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious22239%
  • Slight33159%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 381, down 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (11%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.6%)
  • February23 (6%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April22 (5.8%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June27 (7.1%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September37 (9.7%)
  • October32 (8.4%)
  • November32 (8.4%)
  • December30 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (63%)
  • Wet or damp127 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph240 (63%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph120 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (54%)
  • Pedestrian100 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (14%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20139 (25%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 3584 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7529 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (49%)
  • Passenger188 (33%)
  • Pedestrian100 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (70%)
  • Motorcycle75 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1991: 57, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17157104222
2ndA1655491225
3rdA64253409
4thA1702028112
5thA169131607
6thB1261131617
7thA174102111
8thA10397803
9thB14164501
10thA6842501
11thA1681200
12thB13641101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1991

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 167.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1991

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1991: 114.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1991

North Yorkshire recorded 2,736 collisions in 1991, and 14% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1991, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years