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Scarborough road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1992, and 608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1991 (381), and casualties rose from 563.

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 1992
408
Up 7% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
608
Up 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1992

1.2% of collisions in Scarborough in 1992 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious14937%
  • Slight25462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious20133%
  • Slight40266%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1992 is highlighted, with 408, up 7% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.6%)
  • February24 (5.9%)
  • March28 (6.9%)
  • April33 (8.1%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June38 (9.3%)
  • July51 (13%)
  • August57 (14%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November22 (5.4%)
  • December25 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (60%)
  • Wet or damp141 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph257 (63%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph135 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (57%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20115 (19%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (10%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.8%)
  • Over 7533 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (50%)
  • Passenger208 (34%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (72%)
  • Motorcycle70 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1992: 60, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17160125123
2ndA1655982024
3rdA642328011
4thA174162404
5thA169132306
6thA170132107
7thB1261111804
8thA103971201
9thB14163500
10thB14603500
11thB13642200
12thA6841100
13thB14101101
14thB14471100
15thB61601100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1992

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 175.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1992

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1992: 117.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1992

North Yorkshire recorded 2,662 collisions in 1992, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1992, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1992.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years