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Scarborough road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2019, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2018 (192), and casualties fell from 230.

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 2019
152
Down 21% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
209
Down 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2019

3.9% of collisions in Scarborough in 2019 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious1913%
  • Slight12784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious209.6%
  • Slight18388%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 152, down 21% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 152
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (20%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (9.9%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (18%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (5.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.6%)
  • February13 (8.6%)
  • March15 (9.9%)
  • April14 (9.2%)
  • May14 (9.2%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July21 (14%)
  • August10 (6.6%)
  • September14 (9.2%)
  • October9 (5.9%)
  • November7 (4.6%)
  • December11 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (70%)
  • Wet or damp41 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph87 (57%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph54 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (93%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (55%)
  • Pedestrian42 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (14%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4520 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (14%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.2%)
  • Over 7520 (9.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (56%)
  • Passenger49 (23%)
  • Pedestrian42 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (68%)
  • Motorcycle29 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Scarborough in 2019

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2019, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2019

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2019: 24, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171243333
2ndA165162111
3rdA64131812
4thA17071101
5thA17471303
6thB13645601
7thA10394502
8thA1694801
9thB12612500
10thB14472200
11thB12291100
12thB14601100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2019

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 62.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2019

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2019: 48.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2019

North Yorkshire recorded 1,024 collisions in 2019, and 15% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2019, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2019.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years