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Scarborough road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2013, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2012 (257), and casualties fell from 346.

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 2013
222
Down 14% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
293
Down 15% on 2012
Fatal collisions
8
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2013

3.6% of collisions in Scarborough in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.6%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight17478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight23480%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2013 is highlighted, with 222, down 14% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 222
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.9%)
  • February16 (7.2%)
  • March17 (7.7%)
  • April12 (5.4%)
  • May20 (9%)
  • June15 (6.8%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August22 (9.9%)
  • September17 (7.7%)
  • October14 (6.3%)
  • November31 (14%)
  • December12 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (65%)
  • Wet or damp61 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)
  • Snow8 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph146 (66%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph68 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (53%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (62%)
  • Passenger70 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (66%)
  • Motorcycle42 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2013, with 44 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2013

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2013: 41, including 5 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171416854
2ndA165264515
3rdA64172104
4thA174121512
5thA170111101
6thA1698902
7thB126181301
8thB13646600
9thB14163500
10thA10392200
11thB14102211
12thB12291101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2013

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 94.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2013

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2013: 63.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2013

North Yorkshire recorded 1,605 collisions in 2013, and 14% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2013, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years