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Scarborough road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2009, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (308), and casualties rose from 414.

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 2009
301
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
428
Up 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2009

1% of collisions in Scarborough in 2009 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6522%
  • Slight23377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight34681%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 301, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.3%)
  • February15 (5%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April24 (8%)
  • May22 (7.3%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July35 (12%)
  • August24 (8%)
  • September26 (8.6%)
  • October29 (9.6%)
  • November23 (7.6%)
  • December27 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (72%)
  • Wet or damp72 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph186 (62%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph90 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (58%)
  • Pedestrian69 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7%)
  • 16 to 2088 (21%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (10%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7.2%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (51%)
  • Passenger140 (33%)
  • Pedestrian69 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2009, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2009

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2009: 47, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1714784113
2ndA165355804
3rdA174142315
4thA170132102
5thA64132102
6thA1039111202
7thB1261101103
8thB13647900
9thA1696701
10thB14166802
11thB14473411
12thB14602200

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2009

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 132.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2009

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2009: 88.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2009

North Yorkshire recorded 1,862 collisions in 2009, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years