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Scarborough road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2018, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (225), and casualties fell from 298.

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 2018
192
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
230
Down 23% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Scarborough in 2018 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2312%
  • Slight16888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2511%
  • Slight20489%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2018 is highlighted, with 192, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 192
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.3%)
  • February17 (8.9%)
  • March13 (6.8%)
  • April13 (6.8%)
  • May15 (7.8%)
  • June19 (9.9%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August10 (5.2%)
  • September18 (9.4%)
  • October24 (13%)
  • November14 (7.3%)
  • December16 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (70%)
  • Wet or damp54 (28%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph116 (60%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph61 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (47%)
  • Pedestrian43 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (14%)
  • Cyclist26 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3532 (14%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.3%)
  • Over 7519 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (61%)
  • Passenger46 (20%)
  • Pedestrian43 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (68%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2018, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2018

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2018: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171303504
2ndA165233102
3rdA64141601
4thB126191402
5thA103981100
6thB13646600
7thA1705500
8thA17451001
9thA1694502
10thB14163302
11thB14601100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2018

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 82.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2018

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2018: 56.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2018

North Yorkshire recorded 1,238 collisions in 2018, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years