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Scarborough road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2007, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2006 (297), and casualties rose from 392.

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 2007
315
Up 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
454
Up 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2007

2.2% of collisions in Scarborough in 2007 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious9029%
  • Slight21869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight33674%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 315, up 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (19%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (4.4%)
  • February27 (8.6%)
  • March31 (9.8%)
  • April27 (8.6%)
  • May20 (6.3%)
  • June24 (7.6%)
  • July25 (7.9%)
  • August33 (10%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October26 (8.3%)
  • November27 (8.6%)
  • December26 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (72%)
  • Wet or damp81 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph205 (65%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph99 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (65%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2099 (22%)
  • 21 to 2538 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3550 (11%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.1%)
  • Over 7520 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (54%)
  • Passenger145 (32%)
  • Pedestrian65 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (75%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Scarborough in 2007

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2007, with 45 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2007

The A165 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2007: 40, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1654068114
2ndA1713561213
3rdA64182604
4thA170161903
5thA1039101414
6thA16981313
7thB12618901
8thA1745800
9thB14163401
10thB13642201
11thB14601200

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2007

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 135.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2007

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2007: 91.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2007

North Yorkshire recorded 2,107 collisions in 2007, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2007, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years