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Scarborough road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1995, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1994 (387), and casualties rose from 552.

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 1995
390
Up 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
568
Up 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1995

1.8% of collisions in Scarborough in 1995 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9825%
  • Slight28573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious13524%
  • Slight42475%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1995 is highlighted, with 390, up 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (9.7%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.5%)
  • February28 (7.2%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April35 (9%)
  • May29 (7.4%)
  • June38 (9.7%)
  • July33 (8.5%)
  • August45 (12%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October33 (8.5%)
  • November26 (6.7%)
  • December28 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (67%)
  • Wet or damp112 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph246 (63%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph127 (33%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (56%)
  • Pedestrian108 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1556 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.2%)
  • Over 7525 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (50%)
  • Passenger177 (31%)
  • Pedestrian108 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (73%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1995: 65, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17165125218
2ndA1655890020
3rdA170213009
4thA64213408
5thA174121503
6thA169101603
7thB126181203
8thA10394400
9thB14163402
10thB14603300
11thB12291100
12thB13641100
13thB14101110
14thB14471201

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1995

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 152.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1995

YO11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1995: 108.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1995

North Yorkshire recorded 2,811 collisions in 1995, and 14% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1995, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1995.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years