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Scarborough road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2023, and 285 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 36% on 2022 (152), and casualties rose from 202.

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 2023
206
Up 36% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
285
Up 41% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2023

2.4% of collisions in Scarborough in 2023 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious4220%
  • Slight15977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight23181%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2023 is highlighted, with 206, up 36% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 206
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (11%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (13%)
  • February17 (8.3%)
  • March20 (9.7%)
  • April10 (4.9%)
  • May16 (7.8%)
  • June20 (9.7%)
  • July25 (12%)
  • August26 (13%)
  • September9 (4.4%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November9 (4.4%)
  • December12 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Other5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (68%)
  • Wet or damp54 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph110 (53%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph73 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (87%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (16%)
  • Pedestrian45 (16%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2039 (14%)
  • 21 to 2516 (5.6%)
  • 26 to 3545 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (14%)
  • 66 to 7528 (9.8%)
  • Over 7529 (10%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (60%)
  • Passenger68 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (71%)
  • Motorcycle47 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2023, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2023

The A171 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2023: 26, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171264927
2ndA165192815
3rdA170101901
4thA6491302
5thA17461000
6thB12615501
7thA10394500
8thA1694602
9thB13644400
10thB14164401
11thA711300
12thB14101101
13thB14601101

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2023

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 74.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2023

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2023: 64.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2023

North Yorkshire recorded 1,129 collisions in 2023, and 18% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years