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Scarborough road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1994, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1993 (393), and casualties fell from 588.

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 1994
387
Down 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
552
Down 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1994

2.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 1994 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious11630%
  • Slight26368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious15428%
  • Slight38970%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1994 is highlighted, with 387, down 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (5.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.7%)
  • February24 (6.2%)
  • March23 (5.9%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June31 (8%)
  • July50 (13%)
  • August32 (8.3%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October29 (7.5%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December33 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (66%)
  • Wet or damp117 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph232 (60%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph136 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (61%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2080 (14%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.8%)
  • Over 7524 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (51%)
  • Passenger179 (32%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (76%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1994: 65, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17165108220
2ndA1655074014
3rdA170253325
4thA64243616
5thB1261111707
6thA169101603
7thA17481001
8thA103971603
9thB14163602
10thB12492300
11thB14602200
12thA10351200
13thB12261100
14thB12581101
15thB14471100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1994

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 148.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1994

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1994: 112.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1994

North Yorkshire recorded 2,802 collisions in 1994, and 14% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1994, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years