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Scarborough road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2005, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (374), and casualties fell from 538.

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 2005
335
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
502
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2005

2.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 2005 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight25977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight40581%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 335, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February33 (9.9%)
  • March22 (6.6%)
  • April26 (7.8%)
  • May33 (9.9%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August29 (8.7%)
  • September26 (7.8%)
  • October23 (6.9%)
  • November28 (8.4%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (64%)
  • Wet or damp105 (31%)
  • Snow9 (2.7%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (56%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph130 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (93%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (68%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3575 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.8%)
  • Over 7530 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (59%)
  • Passenger150 (30%)
  • Pedestrian58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (79%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2005, with 54 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2005

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2005: 56, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1715699217
2ndA1655510018
3rdA64202304
4thA170192904
5thA174101713
6thA16991301
7thB126181500
8thA103961505
9thB14163501
10thB12292301
11thB14472400
12thA1641100
13thA1761100
14thB14601100
15thB4161110

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2005

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 125.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2005

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2005: 93.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2005

North Yorkshire recorded 2,171 collisions in 2005, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years