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Scarborough road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1993, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1992 (408), and casualties fell from 608.

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 1993
393
Down 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
588
Down 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1993

1.8% of collisions in Scarborough in 1993 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious13835%
  • Slight24863%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious18832%
  • Slight39166%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1993 is highlighted, with 393, down 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February33 (8.4%)
  • March29 (7.4%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May34 (8.7%)
  • June35 (8.9%)
  • July26 (6.6%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September38 (9.7%)
  • October36 (9.2%)
  • November26 (6.6%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (64%)
  • Wet or damp113 (29%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.1%)
  • Snow9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph243 (62%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (88%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (62%)
  • Pedestrian94 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (7.1%)
  • Over 7531 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (48%)
  • Passenger211 (36%)
  • Pedestrian94 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (75%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1993: 65, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17165132228
2ndA1654760023
3rdA64425719
4thA170182719
5thA174111805
6thA103981304
7thA16981503
8thB141681003
9thB12615503
10thB14605911
11thB14102200
12thB13641100
13thB14471301

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1993

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 175.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1993

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1993: 140.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1993

North Yorkshire recorded 2,707 collisions in 1993, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1993, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years