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Scarborough road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2016, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2015 (245), 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 2016
219
Down 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
291
Down 16% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Scarborough in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight24986%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 219, down 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 219
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (8.2%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.4%)
  • February12 (5.5%)
  • March19 (8.7%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May21 (9.6%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July21 (9.6%)
  • August20 (9.1%)
  • September21 (9.6%)
  • October17 (7.8%)
  • November15 (6.8%)
  • December15 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (72%)
  • Wet or damp59 (27%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph148 (68%)
  • 40 mph11 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph57 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (52%)
  • Pedestrian45 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (13%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (12%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (56%)
  • Passenger82 (28%)
  • Pedestrian45 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (69%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2016, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2016

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2016: 39, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1713960011
2ndA165374305
3rdA64161701
4thB1261152802
5thA17091202
6thA1696801
7thA1745701
8thB13644503
9thA10393600
10thB14162201
11thB14602300
12thB14471101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2016

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 92.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2016

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2016: 64.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2016

North Yorkshire recorded 1,562 collisions in 2016, and 14% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years