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Middlesbrough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 20,823 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025, and 26,845 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 272 were fatal and 2,902 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 139 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (170), and casualties fell from 232 to 162.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
20,823
157th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,845
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
272
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
139
Down 18% on 2024

Crash severity in Middlesbrough

1.3% of collisions in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2721.3%
  • Serious2,90214%
  • Slight17,64985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2801%
  • Serious3,17412%
  • Slight23,39187%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. In 2025 there were 139, down 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 139
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025139162
2024170232
2023175216
2022209276
2021172225
2020177229
2019190258
2018220314
2017209279
2016253341
2015304430
2014285377
2013266348
2012311423
2011284359
2010307423
2009290413
2008311465
2007315447
2006357485
2005389535
2004440593
2003470614
2002492660
2001489654
2000542742
1999496636
1998566745
1997570762
1996607793
1995564698
1994605755
1993603775
1992587736
1991626782
1990739935
1989714887
1988674824
1987619744
1986619779
1985586746
1984637775
1983580707
1982636778
1981711896
1980660796
1979658796

When and where crashes happen in Middlesbrough

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,063 (15%)
  • Tuesday3,080 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,016 (14%)
  • Thursday3,217 (15%)
  • Friday3,447 (17%)
  • Saturday2,959 (14%)
  • Sunday2,041 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59757 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59268 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,005 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,658 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,840 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,810 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,410 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,075 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,727 (8.3%)
  • February1,592 (7.6%)
  • March1,685 (8.1%)
  • April1,642 (7.9%)
  • May1,673 (8%)
  • June1,691 (8.1%)
  • July1,649 (7.9%)
  • August1,580 (7.6%)
  • September1,801 (8.6%)
  • October1,960 (9.4%)
  • November2,046 (9.8%)
  • December1,777 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,802 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,586 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown205 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting182 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,736 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,544 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds478 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds229 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds153 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist64 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.1%)
  • Other543 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,044 (67%)
  • Wet or damp6,245 (30%)
  • Frost or ice312 (1.5%)
  • Snow159 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep13 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph505 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph15,966 (77%)
  • 40 mph1,855 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph832 (4%)
  • 60 mph667 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph979 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,274 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2,429 (12%)
  • Roundabout1,481 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road481 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded158 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,673 (51%)
  • Pedestrian6,263 (23%)
  • Cyclist2,490 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist2,075 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant817 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant675 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant544 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant94 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant62 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,143 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 101,814 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 152,079 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 204,289 (16%)
  • 21 to 253,565 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,929 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,484 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,363 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 651,556 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75964 (3.6%)
  • Over 75610 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded49 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,800 (51%)
  • Passenger6,782 (25%)
  • Pedestrian6,263 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,272 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle2,528 (7%)
  • Motorcycle2,204 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,619 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach1,239 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,201 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes672 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle186 (0.5%)
  • Minibus141 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Middlesbrough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Middlesbrough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Middlesbrough ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 157th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 109th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
154thOxford21,14624,5841883,822
155thWindsor and Maidenhead21,08627,5413703,369
156thPowys20,84330,9376856,054
157thMiddlesbrough (this area)20,82326,8452722,902
158thLancaster20,79628,4574024,467
159thStratford-on-Avon20,77830,0736575,910
160thNewark and Sherwood20,64629,7975404,860

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough, with 1,132 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025: 1,978, including 27 fatal and 276 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1721,9782,62127276
2ndA10321,2171,53718158
3rdA661,1401,54618112
4thA1718781,10812136
5thB12728441,0967108
6thA198411,27122104
7thA10857571,01917120
8thB13807301,06018111
9thA1743895971874
10thB6541339457244
11thA175306364350
12thB1365266394342
13thA1130195243230
14thA178129174117
15thA1044395119
16thA1043243511
17thB12673300
18thA11702400
19thB12772300
20thA10001100

Towns in Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 16,636.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025: 5,094.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough

Of the latest 24 crashes in Middlesbrough, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity