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Scarborough road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2006, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2005 (335), and casualties fell from 502.

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 2006
297
Down 11% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
392
Down 22% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2006

1% of collisions in Scarborough in 2006 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious8027%
  • Slight21472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious9123%
  • Slight29876%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2006 is highlighted, with 297, down 11% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (9.4%)
  • Thursday53 (18%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.1%)
  • February22 (7.4%)
  • March19 (6.4%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May23 (7.7%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July28 (9.4%)
  • August32 (11%)
  • September27 (9.1%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November25 (8.4%)
  • December23 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (70%)
  • Wet or damp83 (28%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph155 (52%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph122 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (92%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (61%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (10%)
  • 36 to 4583 (21%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7521 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (63%)
  • Passenger95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (75%)
  • Motorcycle49 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2006, with 34 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2006

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2006: 50, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171507417
2ndA1654453114
3rdA64152205
4thA174131504
5thB1261131602
6thA170101405
7thA103971702
8thA16971312
9thB13646802
10thB14162201
11thB14602200
12thB12291100
13thB14471100
14thB14611101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2006

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 122.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2006

YO11 and YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2006, with 76 each.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2006

North Yorkshire recorded 2,038 collisions in 2006, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years