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Scarborough road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2014, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2013 (222), and casualties fell from 293.

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 2014
218
Down 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
291
Down 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Scarborough in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight17882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight24986%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 218, down 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 218
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (19%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.9%)
  • February19 (8.7%)
  • March13 (6%)
  • April14 (6.4%)
  • May20 (9.2%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August29 (13%)
  • September16 (7.3%)
  • October15 (6.9%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December13 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (72%)
  • Wet or damp57 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph130 (60%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph73 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.9%)
  • Over 7529 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (60%)
  • Passenger80 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (64%)
  • Motorcycle48 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2014, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2014

The A165 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2014: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165273805
2ndA171265014
3rdA174172104
4thA64141601
5thB1261131704
6thA170101102
7thA10395501
8thA1694800
9thB13644500
10thB14163400
11thB14601101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2014

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 83.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2014

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2014: 62.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2014

North Yorkshire recorded 1,565 collisions in 2014, and 14% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years