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Scarborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,325 road traffic collisions in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 1,723 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 78 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (75).

Collisions since 1979
6,325
174th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
7,788
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
58 people killed
Serious collisions
1,723
1,958 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
78
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
85
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Scarborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal580.9%
  • Serious1,72327%
  • Slight4,54472%

What the data shows

  • Scarborough had 746 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 1,092 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Scarborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,392 children under 16 were killed or injured in Scarborough, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Scarborough.

Where Scarborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
174th
Most casualties
177th
Most fatal collisions
191st
Most serious collisions
113th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday876 (14%)
  • Tuesday945 (15%)
  • Wednesday870 (14%)
  • Thursday1,008 (16%)
  • Friday1,060 (17%)
  • Saturday896 (14%)
  • Sunday670 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,827 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,376 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,191 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road423 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout357 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway333 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph5,963 (94%)
  • 40 mph207 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph108 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,149 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds759 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds120 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds98 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.3%)
  • Other56 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded68 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,040 (39%)
  • Pedestrian2,143 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist1,219 (16%)
  • Cyclist805 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant323 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant113 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant68 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Scarborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scarborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Scarborough peaked at 222 in 1979; 2025 had 78.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 78
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257885
20247579
20237498
20225972
20216372
20207076
20196280
20188287
201791107
201692101
201597116
201483101
201394113
2012114135
201185111
2010109132
2009132175
2008121145
2007135158
2006122143
2005125149
2004131171
2003146171
2002130184
2001144184
2000159202
1999160202
1998159194
1997159213
1996166212
1995152189
1994148193
1993175224
1992175213
1991167216
1990175208
1989218274
1988193260
198700
1986194239
1985179219
1984195230
1983221274
1982198249
1981200226
1980196242
1979222264

Map of recent crashes in Scarborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Scarborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Scarborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Scarborough happened between 24 September and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Scarborough

The A165 has the most collisions in Scarborough, 927 of 6,325 (15%), followed by the A64 (754).

Collisions in Scarborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1659271,2059265
2ndA647549447208
3rdA1714595868140
4thB1261217301370
5thA170199265365
6thB1364184212150

Council area for Scarborough

Scarborough is in North Yorkshire, where police recorded 100,304 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Scarborough accounts for 6.3% of them.

Postcode districts in Scarborough

Collisions in Scarborough were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by YO12 (3,348) and YO11 (2,977).