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Scarborough road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1996, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (390), and casualties rose from 568.

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 1996
392
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
576
Up 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1996

1% of collisions in Scarborough in 1996 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious11028%
  • Slight27871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious14525%
  • Slight42774%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 392, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March25 (6.4%)
  • April24 (6.1%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June35 (8.9%)
  • July32 (8.2%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October39 (9.9%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December24 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (30%)
  • Snow11 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (63%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph125 (32%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (87%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (65%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (10%)
  • 26 to 3599 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (12%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (54%)
  • Passenger191 (33%)
  • Pedestrian72 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (76%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A165 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1996: 56, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16556101117
2ndA1715085113
3rdA64253805
4thA170182306
5thB1261101703
6thA16991623
7thA17481704
8thA10394602
9thB14164503
10thA11500
11thA11051101
12thB12491100
13thB14471400

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1996

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 166.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1996

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1996: 129.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1996

North Yorkshire recorded 2,778 collisions in 1996, and 14% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years