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Scarborough road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2002, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (383), 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 2002
393
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
566
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2002

2.3% of collisions in Scarborough in 2002 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious8321%
  • Slight30177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious10819%
  • Slight44879%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 393, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.9%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March31 (7.9%)
  • April25 (6.4%)
  • May29 (7.4%)
  • June34 (8.7%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September37 (9.4%)
  • October33 (8.4%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December20 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds299 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (65%)
  • Wet or damp125 (32%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (60%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph137 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (89%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (64%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 35105 (19%)
  • 36 to 45100 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (55%)
  • Passenger181 (32%)
  • Pedestrian76 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2002

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Scarborough in 2002

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2002, with 47 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2002

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2002: 75, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17175116121
2ndA1654683112
3rdA64304215
4thA169163527
5thA170162613
6thB1261162104
7thA17491404
8thA10393600
9thB13642300
10thB12581100
11thB14161100
12thB14471100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2002

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 130.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2002

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2002: 108.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2002

North Yorkshire recorded 2,536 collisions in 2002, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2002, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years