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Scarborough road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2022, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2021 (186), and casualties fell from 242.

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 2022
152
Down 18% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
202
Down 17% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2022

1.3% of collisions in Scarborough in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2617%
  • Slight12482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight16682%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 152, down 18% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 152
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday31 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (16%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.9%)
  • February12 (7.9%)
  • March13 (8.6%)
  • April12 (7.9%)
  • May10 (6.6%)
  • June15 (9.9%)
  • July18 (12%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September15 (9.9%)
  • October10 (6.6%)
  • November11 (7.2%)
  • December3 (2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (80%)
  • Wet or damp28 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph99 (65%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph39 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (91%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (2%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3531 (15%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (14%)
  • 66 to 7522 (11%)
  • Over 7517 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (64%)
  • Passenger44 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (66%)
  • Motorcycle34 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2022

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2022 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Scarborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Scarborough in 2022

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2022, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2022

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2022: 25, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171253429
2ndA165172002
3rdA17081302
4thA6471100
5thA1744600
6thB12614501
7thA10392300
8thA1692301
9thB13642401
10thB14161100
11thB14471200

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2022

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 59.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2022

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2022: 53.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2022

North Yorkshire recorded 877 collisions in 2022, and 17% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2022, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years