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Scarborough road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Scarborough in 2024, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2023 (206), and casualties fell from 285.

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 2024
171
Down 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
217
Down 24% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Scarborough in 2024

0.6% of collisions in Scarborough in 2024 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 31% in Scarborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight14685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2712%
  • Slight18987%

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 171, down 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 171
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (19%)
  • Tuesday20 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday19 (11%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7%)
  • February9 (5.3%)
  • March19 (11%)
  • April10 (5.8%)
  • May15 (8.8%)
  • June26 (15%)
  • July14 (8.2%)
  • August16 (9.4%)
  • September15 (8.8%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November12 (7%)
  • December5 (2.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (75%)
  • Wet or damp37 (22%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph108 (63%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (91%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Scarborough in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (59%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (15%)
  • 21 to 2513 (6%)
  • 26 to 3534 (16%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (16%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.5%)
  • Over 7522 (10%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider139 (64%)
  • Passenger50 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Scarborough in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Scarborough in 2024, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Scarborough with the most crashes in 2024

The A165 had the most collisions in Scarborough in 2024: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Scarborough, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165233205
2ndA171202604
3rdA64131502
4thA174111400
5thA1708911
6thA10395800
7thA1693300
8thB12613300
9thB13642201

Towns in Scarborough: crashes in 2024

Scarborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 75.

Postcode districts in Scarborough: crashes in 2024

YO12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Scarborough in 2024: 68.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2024

North Yorkshire recorded 1,043 collisions in 2024, and 16% of them were in the old Scarborough district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Scarborough in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Scarborough in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Scarborough road accidents in other years