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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 660 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1980, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (658), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1980
660
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
796
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1980

1.8% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1980 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight54783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious11114%
  • Slight67385%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 660, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (16%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday111 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7%)
  • February48 (7.3%)
  • March48 (7.3%)
  • April44 (6.7%)
  • May47 (7.1%)
  • June61 (9.2%)
  • July57 (8.6%)
  • August54 (8.2%)
  • September59 (8.9%)
  • October64 (9.7%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December60 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (60%)
  • Wet or damp244 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph530 (80%)
  • 40 mph55 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph38 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph35 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (10%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (31%)
  • Pedestrian235 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (20%)
  • Cyclist89 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1088 (11%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20193 (24%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (50%)
  • Pedestrian235 (30%)
  • Passenger165 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (59%)
  • Motorcycle175 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach47 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 124th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1980

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1980: 45, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172455527
2ndA1085435428
3rdA171263205
4thA1032242935
5thA174233203
6thA66182511
7thB1380172505
8thA19151607
9thA175121303
10thA104471002
11thB12727901
12thA11305702
13thB13655802
14thA10431200
15thA1781100
16thB13351100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1980

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 553.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1980

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1980: 165.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years