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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 658 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1979, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,823 collisions in Middlesbrough.

Collisions in 1979
658
Casualties in 1979
796
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious14322%
  • Slight50176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious16120%
  • Slight61978%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 658.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (16%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (11%)
  • Thursday114 (17%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.4%)
  • February45 (6.8%)
  • March53 (8.1%)
  • April51 (7.8%)
  • May65 (9.9%)
  • June45 (6.8%)
  • July45 (6.8%)
  • August52 (7.9%)
  • September56 (8.5%)
  • October56 (8.5%)
  • November77 (12%)
  • December64 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (37%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other290 (44%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (58%)
  • Wet or damp233 (35%)
  • Snow34 (5.2%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph502 (76%)
  • 40 mph68 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph55 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded61 (9.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (34%)
  • Pedestrian225 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (21%)
  • Cyclist64 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1064 (8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20209 (26%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (50%)
  • Pedestrian225 (28%)
  • Passenger176 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (60%)
  • Motorcycle168 (16%)
  • Bus or coach67 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Middlesbrough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Middlesbrough ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 131st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
131st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1979

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1979: 40, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172405329
2ndA171293505
3rdA10852834212
4thA174232716
5thA66202614
6thA19192623
7thA1044172205
8thA1032141602
9thA1759901
10thB138091323
11thA11307802
12thB136561001
13thA10431100
14thA10451200
15thA11721200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1979

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 513.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1979

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1979: 152.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years