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Scarborough road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2012, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2011 (229), and casualties rose from 315.

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 2012
257
Up 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
346
Up 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2012

0.4% of collisions in Scarborough in 2012 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5823%
  • Slight19877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight27780%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 257, up 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (18%)
  • Sunday25 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.1%)
  • February19 (7.4%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April11 (4.3%)
  • May22 (8.6%)
  • June24 (9.3%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September24 (9.3%)
  • October23 (8.9%)
  • November19 (7.4%)
  • December20 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (69%)
  • Wet or damp69 (27%)
  • Snow6 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph172 (67%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph66 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (94%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (51%)
  • Pedestrian62 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (14%)
  • Cyclist30 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (13%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.2%)
  • Over 7527 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (55%)
  • Passenger92 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (68%)
  • Motorcycle48 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2012, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2012

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2012: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171355108
2ndA1653052011
3rdA64152001
4thA170111601
5thB1261111500
6thA17491504
7thA1696712
8thB13646601
9thA10394403
10thB14164601
11thB12291100
12thB14101401
13thB14471100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2012

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 114.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2012

YO11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2012: 74.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2012

North Yorkshire recorded 1,676 collisions in 2012, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years