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Scarborough road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2020, and 194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2019 (152), and casualties fell from 209.

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 2020
159
Up 5% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
194
Down 7% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2020

3.1% of collisions in Scarborough in 2020 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious2516%
  • Slight12981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious2613%
  • Slight16384%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 159, up 5% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 159
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (18%)
  • Thursday31 (19%)
  • Friday18 (11%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5%)
  • February11 (6.9%)
  • March9 (5.7%)
  • April5 (3.1%)
  • May7 (4.4%)
  • June12 (7.5%)
  • July26 (16%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September23 (14%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November8 (5%)
  • December11 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (72%)
  • Wet or damp42 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph93 (58%)
  • 40 mph8 (5%)
  • 60 mph51 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (91%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)
  • Cyclist27 (14%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2022 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3532 (16%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.7%)
  • Over 759 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (65%)
  • Passenger38 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (62%)
  • Motorcycle40 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2020, with 19 collisions.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2020

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2020: 24, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171243707
2ndA165212515
3rdA64131411
4thA1707912
5thB12615500
6thA10394400
7thA1693300
8thA1743500
9thB12291100
10thB13641100
11thB14101100
12thB14161201
13thB14471101
14thB14601100

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2020

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 70.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2020

YO11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2020: 49.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2020

North Yorkshire recorded 913 collisions in 2020, and 17% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years