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Scarborough road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2004, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003, and casualties rose from 506.

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 2004
374
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
538
Up 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 2004 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious8115%
  • Slight44983%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 374, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.3%)
  • February32 (8.6%)
  • March27 (7.2%)
  • April31 (8.3%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June39 (10%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August30 (8%)
  • September28 (7.5%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December30 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (67%)
  • Wet or damp102 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph221 (59%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph121 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (61%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20111 (21%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (52%)
  • Passenger170 (32%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2004

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2004, with 54 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2004

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2004: 56, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1715688310
2ndA1654561210
3rdA170202705
4thA64193104
5thA174163404
6thB1261122002
7thA169111415
8thA103991002
9thB14162200
10thB12491200
11thB14101501

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2004

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 131.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2004

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2004: 103.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2004

North Yorkshire recorded 2,469 collisions in 2004, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years