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Scarborough road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1998, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (422), and casualties fell from 647.

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 1998
413
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
595
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1998

1.7% of collisions in Scarborough in 1998 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9824%
  • Slight30875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious12922%
  • Slight45877%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 413, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (19%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.2%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March34 (8.2%)
  • April29 (7%)
  • May26 (6.3%)
  • June36 (8.7%)
  • July28 (6.8%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September38 (9.2%)
  • October40 (9.7%)
  • November38 (9.2%)
  • December34 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (59%)
  • Wet or damp153 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph249 (60%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph146 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (89%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (60%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2084 (14%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (53%)
  • Passenger189 (32%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1998: 62, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1716298111
2ndA165405907
3rdA643453111
4thA170223716
5thA174133914
6thB1261121811
7thA16981202
8thB14164600
9thA10393502
10thB14103501
11thA10791100
12thA12371101
13thB14471100
14thB14601310

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1998

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 159.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1998

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1998: 124.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1998

North Yorkshire recorded 2,727 collisions in 1998, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years