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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 711 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1981, and 896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (660), and casualties rose from 796.

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

Collisions in 1981
711
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
896
Up 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1981 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious12417%
  • Slight57581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious14817%
  • Slight73582%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 711, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (13%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday127 (18%)
  • Saturday114 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (10%)
  • February45 (6.3%)
  • March54 (7.6%)
  • April44 (6.2%)
  • May61 (8.6%)
  • June53 (7.5%)
  • July60 (8.4%)
  • August42 (5.9%)
  • September64 (9%)
  • October90 (13%)
  • November64 (9%)
  • December63 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight465 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds543 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry444 (62%)
  • Wet or damp236 (33%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.2%)
  • Snow7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph580 (82%)
  • 40 mph68 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph33 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph28 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway580 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (36%)
  • Pedestrian238 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (20%)
  • Cyclist91 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1583 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20213 (24%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35113 (13%)
  • 36 to 4574 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (50%)
  • Pedestrian238 (27%)
  • Passenger214 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (61%)
  • Motorcycle189 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (8%)
  • Bus or coach63 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 107th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1981

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1981: 66, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1726676311
2ndA1085395019
3rdA10323452010
4thA171263302
5thA66213606
6thA175172003
7thA19163223
8thB1272161703
9thA174121402
10thB1380101403
11thB136591503
12thA113071003
13thA10445910
14thA10432300
15thB65412301
16thA10421100
17thA10821100
18thA10831101
19thA1761101
20thA1781101

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1981

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 603.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1981

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1981: 173.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years