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Scarborough road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2001, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (419), and casualties rose from 573.

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 2001
383
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
595
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2001

2.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 2001 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious8723%
  • Slight28875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious12421%
  • Slight45877%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 383, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.7%)
  • February32 (8.4%)
  • March19 (5%)
  • April24 (6.3%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July37 (9.7%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September21 (5.5%)
  • October34 (8.9%)
  • November35 (9.1%)
  • December28 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (61%)
  • Wet or damp127 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph240 (63%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph120 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (90%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (67%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3586 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6548 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.7%)
  • Over 7531 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (52%)
  • Passenger216 (36%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2001

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Scarborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Scarborough in 2001

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2001, with 56 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2001

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2001: 53, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1715381212
2ndA165488929
3rdA64222803
4thA170202806
5thB1261162213
6thA169132808
7thA17481101
8thA103971204
9thB141641701
10thB13643402
11thA6191200
12thB12291300
13thB12581100
14thB14101100
15thB14471100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2001

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 144.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2001

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2001: 109.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2001

North Yorkshire recorded 2,477 collisions in 2001, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years