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Scarborough road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2015, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2014 (218), and casualties rose from 291.

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 2015
245
Up 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
346
Up 19% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Scarborough in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight30287%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 245, up 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.5%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March19 (7.8%)
  • April11 (4.5%)
  • May23 (9.4%)
  • June31 (13%)
  • July22 (9%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October22 (9%)
  • November18 (7.3%)
  • December13 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (74%)
  • Wet or damp58 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (62%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph79 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (91%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (61%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (17%)
  • 21 to 2529 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3546 (13%)
  • 36 to 4536 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8.7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (61%)
  • Passenger93 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (68%)
  • Motorcycle39 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2015, with 31 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2015

The A165 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2015: 32, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165324313
2ndA171306006
3rdA64182202
4thA170132201
5thB1261121601
6thA174101501
7thA1695801
8thB13644801
9thA10393601
10thB14162200
11thB12291101
12thB14471200
13thB14601100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2015

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 97.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2015

YO11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2015: 72.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2015

North Yorkshire recorded 1,613 collisions in 2015, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years