Skip to main content
CrashStats

Scarborough road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2017, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (219), 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 2017
225
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
298
Up 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Scarborough in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight17578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight24281%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 225, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 225
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.4%)
  • February14 (6.2%)
  • March9 (4%)
  • April20 (8.9%)
  • May20 (8.9%)
  • June21 (9.3%)
  • July22 (9.8%)
  • August29 (13%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October15 (6.7%)
  • November13 (5.8%)
  • December20 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (71%)
  • Wet or damp60 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph137 (61%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph69 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (92%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (57%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)
  • Cyclist34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (15%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3538 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (13%)
  • 66 to 7535 (12%)
  • Over 7514 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (60%)
  • Passenger77 (26%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (68%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2017, with 38 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2017

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2017: 40, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1714065011
2ndA165323416
3rdA64121303
4thB1261101110
5thB1364101202
6thA17081302
7thA17471204
8thA10395901
9thA1694600
10thB12291201
11thB12581201
12thB14161100
13thB14471100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2017

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 91.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2017

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2017: 73.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2017

North Yorkshire recorded 1,432 collisions in 2017, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years