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Scarborough road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2011, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2010 (287), and casualties fell from 398.

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 2011
229
Down 20% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
315
Down 21% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2011

0.9% of collisions in Scarborough in 2011 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5524%
  • Slight17275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6019%
  • Slight25380%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2011 is highlighted, with 229, down 20% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.6%)
  • February11 (4.8%)
  • March18 (7.9%)
  • April13 (5.7%)
  • May18 (7.9%)
  • June31 (14%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August29 (13%)
  • September18 (7.9%)
  • October20 (8.7%)
  • November9 (3.9%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (69%)
  • Wet or damp67 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph141 (62%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph77 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (90%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2055 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3533 (10%)
  • 36 to 4532 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (13%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.7%)
  • Over 7522 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (62%)
  • Passenger83 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (68%)
  • Motorcycle39 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2011, with 31 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2011

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2011: 42, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1714268012
2ndA165344609
3rdA170122004
4thA64121702
5thB1261121411
6thA169101205
7thA17471002
8thA10395501
9thB14163300
10thB13642201
11thA611100
12thB14471100
13thB14601100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2011

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 85.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2011

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2011: 64.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2011

North Yorkshire recorded 1,563 collisions in 2011, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years