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Scunthorpe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,874 road traffic collisions in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 13,764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 100 were fatal and 2,071 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 143 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (135).

Collisions since 1979
10,874
108th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
13,764
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
100
103 people killed
Serious collisions
2,071
2,198 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
143
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
185
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Scunthorpe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1000.9%
  • Serious2,07119%
  • Slight8,70380%

What the data shows

  • Scunthorpe had 1,505 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 1,930 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Scunthorpe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,222 children under 16 were killed or injured in Scunthorpe, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Scunthorpe.

Where Scunthorpe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
108th
Most casualties
107th
Most fatal collisions
121st
Most serious collisions
95th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,621 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,542 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,619 (15%)
  • Thursday1,717 (16%)
  • Friday1,872 (17%)
  • Saturday1,502 (14%)
  • Sunday1,001 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,757 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,918 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown87 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,213 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway894 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout650 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road101 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph37 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph9,273 (85%)
  • 40 mph1,201 (11%)
  • 50 mph66 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph232 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph50 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,146 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,217 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds139 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist71 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds71 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other84 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded68 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,339 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist2,540 (18%)
  • Pedestrian2,140 (16%)
  • Cyclist2,057 (15%)
  • Van occupant212 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant154 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant112 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant73 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)66 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Scunthorpe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Scunthorpe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Scunthorpe peaked at 350 in 1985; 2025 had 143.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 143
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143185
2024135178
2023173212
2022136178
2021145172
2020119145
2019176218
2018180240
2017155190
2016143183
2015181245
2014199297
2013197277
2012174232
2011213284
2010172234
2009184258
2008207293
2007206282
2006197255
2005194284
2004238341
2003218301
2002232313
2001239313
2000255328
1999237303
1998217270
1997276351
1996282336
1995303364
1994276336
1993277362
1992301387
1991297356
1990329409
1989313380
1988341378
1987329387
198600
1985350422
1984331373
1983300370
1982298356
1981324379
1980332397
1979350410

Map of recent crashes in Scunthorpe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Scunthorpe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Scunthorpe

The 24 most recent collisions in Scunthorpe happened between 18 November and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Scunthorpe

The A159 has the most collisions in Scunthorpe, 1,027 of 10,874 (9.4%), followed by the A18 (787).

Collisions in Scunthorpe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1591,0271,36713181
2ndA187871,12517141
3rdA10297631,04515142
4thB14506417977111
5thB1501365443188
6thB1216209266067
7thB1378185207133
8thA1077166219435
9thB143094119318
10thB1431374907

Council area for Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe is in North Lincolnshire, where police recorded 26,652 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Scunthorpe accounts for 41% of them.

Postcode districts in Scunthorpe

Collisions in Scunthorpe were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by DN15 (4,317) and DN16 (4,190).