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Scarborough road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2000, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1999 (392), and casualties rose from 565.

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 2000
419
Up 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
573
Up 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Scarborough in 2000 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9623%
  • Slight31776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious12923%
  • Slight43776%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 419, up 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.4%)
  • February28 (6.7%)
  • March39 (9.3%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May28 (6.7%)
  • June32 (7.6%)
  • July34 (8.1%)
  • August58 (14%)
  • September41 (9.8%)
  • October38 (9.1%)
  • November24 (5.7%)
  • December27 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (62%)
  • Wet or damp132 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Mud6 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph285 (68%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (27%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (88%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (59%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 4598 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.2%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (57%)
  • Passenger175 (31%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car553 (70%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2000: 60, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1716085215
2ndA1655580115
3rdA64243205
4thA170203305
5thA174111604
6thB1261111605
7thA16991715
8thA103971402
9thB14163502
10thA10361100
11thA191200
12thA611100
13thB12581100
14thB13641100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2000

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 159.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2000

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2000: 115.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2000

North Yorkshire recorded 2,576 collisions in 2000, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years