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Scarborough road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 1999, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1998 (413), and casualties fell from 595.

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 1999
392
Down 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
565
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 1999

1.8% of collisions in Scarborough in 1999 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9324%
  • Slight29274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12622%
  • Slight43276%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 392, down 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.9%)
  • February19 (4.8%)
  • March21 (5.4%)
  • April32 (8.2%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June33 (8.4%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August38 (9.7%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November36 (9.2%)
  • December37 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (67%)
  • Wet or damp114 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph254 (65%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph117 (30%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (85%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (60%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1041 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 35114 (20%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (52%)
  • Passenger194 (34%)
  • Pedestrian75 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (73%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 1999: 72, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17172129315
2ndA1654675114
3rdA1702542210
4thA64182001
5thB1261131606
6thA103981304
7thA17481002
8thA1695500
9thB14164501
10thB14101200
11thB14601200

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 1999

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 160.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 1999

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 1999: 121.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1999

North Yorkshire recorded 2,675 collisions in 1999, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years