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Scarborough road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2021, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2020 (159), and casualties rose from 194.

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 2021
186
Up 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
242
Up 25% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2021

1.6% of collisions in Scarborough in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight14578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight19982%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 186, up 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 186
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (10%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (19%)
  • Thursday21 (11%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.2%)
  • February7 (3.8%)
  • March12 (6.5%)
  • April15 (8.1%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August22 (12%)
  • September15 (8.1%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November14 (7.5%)
  • December16 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (74%)
  • Wet or damp42 (23%)
  • Snow4 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph102 (55%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph67 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (92%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3535 (14%)
  • 36 to 4524 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (14%)
  • 66 to 7528 (12%)
  • Over 7510 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (67%)
  • Passenger55 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (69%)
  • Motorcycle40 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2021, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2021

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2021: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171304305
2ndA165151912
3rdA170141703
4thA64101404
5thA17492111
6thA16961002
7thA10394502
8thB12614800
9thB14162201
10thB14602201
11thA1681100
12thB10391100
13thB13641100
14thB14101200

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2021

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 63.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2021

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2021: 49.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2021

North Yorkshire recorded 1,012 collisions in 2021, and 18% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years