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Scarborough road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2003, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2002 (393), and casualties fell from 566.

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 2003
374
Down 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
506
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Scarborough in 2003 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious8322%
  • Slight28476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious10421%
  • Slight39478%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 374, down 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.6%)
  • February21 (5.6%)
  • March29 (7.8%)
  • April38 (10%)
  • May23 (6.1%)
  • June32 (8.6%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August36 (9.6%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November36 (9.6%)
  • December30 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (71%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph231 (62%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph120 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4%)
  • Roundabout15 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (61%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35105 (21%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (7.3%)
  • Over 7526 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (52%)
  • Passenger162 (32%)
  • Pedestrian80 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (76%)
  • Motorcycle68 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Scarborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Scarborough in 2003

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2003, with 62 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2003

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2003: 61, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1716197214
2ndA1654458211
3rdA64273704
4thA170182116
5thB1261162103
6thA169142507
7thA174112003
8thA10394700
9thB14162301
10thB10391200
11thB14101201
12thB14601201

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2003

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 146.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2003

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2003: 109.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2003

North Yorkshire recorded 2,495 collisions in 2003, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2003, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years