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Scarborough road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2010, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (301), and casualties fell from 428.

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 2010
287
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
398
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2010

1.7% of collisions in Scarborough in 2010 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5720%
  • Slight22578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight32882%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 287, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.3%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March26 (9.1%)
  • April27 (9.4%)
  • May18 (6.3%)
  • June28 (9.8%)
  • July34 (12%)
  • August27 (9.4%)
  • September26 (9.1%)
  • October25 (8.7%)
  • November27 (9.4%)
  • December12 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (64%)
  • Wet or damp71 (25%)
  • Snow17 (5.9%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph170 (59%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph100 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (92%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (60%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (14%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6%)
  • Over 7530 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (58%)
  • Passenger114 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (72%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5%)
  • Bus or coach21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2010, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2010

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2010: 57, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1715794220
2ndA165406023
3rdA64232704
4thA170141912
5thA174111903
6thA16981200
7thB126171003
8thA10396602
9thB14164500
10thB13642200
11thB14471200
12thB14601100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2010

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 109.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2010

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2010: 83.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2010

North Yorkshire recorded 1,654 collisions in 2010, and 17% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years