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Scarborough road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1997, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (392), and casualties rose from 576.

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 1997
422
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
647
Up 12% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1997

2.4% of collisions in Scarborough in 1997 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious11026%
  • Slight30272%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious15123%
  • Slight48375%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 422, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (12%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February34 (8.1%)
  • March30 (7.1%)
  • April33 (7.8%)
  • May36 (8.5%)
  • June39 (9.2%)
  • July31 (7.3%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October32 (7.6%)
  • November30 (7.1%)
  • December35 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (63%)
  • Wet or damp146 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (63%)
  • 40 mph17 (4%)
  • 60 mph141 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (64%)
  • Pedestrian99 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (12%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.2%)
  • Over 7525 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (51%)
  • Passenger220 (34%)
  • Pedestrian99 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car575 (76%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1997: 68, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17168118120
2ndA1655583113
3rdA64253918
4thA170214518
5thB1261111703
6thA17491502
7thA16961303
8thA10393401
9thB14163402
10thB13642300
11thB12291310
12thB12491101
13thB12511201
14thB12681100
15thB14601101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1997

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 159.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1997

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1997: 125.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1997

North Yorkshire recorded 2,693 collisions in 1997, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years