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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1982, and 778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1981 (711), and casualties fell from 896.

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

Collisions in 1982
636
Down 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
778
Down 13% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious12720%
  • Slight49277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious14218%
  • Slight61980%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 636, down 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (16%)
  • Friday121 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.4%)
  • February35 (5.5%)
  • March66 (10%)
  • April55 (8.6%)
  • May48 (7.5%)
  • June44 (6.9%)
  • July50 (7.9%)
  • August48 (7.5%)
  • September67 (11%)
  • October62 (9.7%)
  • November66 (10%)
  • December48 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (66%)
  • Wet or damp201 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph517 (81%)
  • 40 mph63 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph25 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (33%)
  • Pedestrian227 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (19%)
  • Cyclist98 (13%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1063 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1573 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20191 (25%)
  • 21 to 25122 (16%)
  • 26 to 35103 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (52%)
  • Pedestrian227 (29%)
  • Passenger145 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (59%)
  • Motorcycle151 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach47 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Middlesbrough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Middlesbrough ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 136th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
136th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1982

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1982: 59, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1725976211
2ndA10854154111
3rdA1032243115
4thB1272182005
5thB1380182112
6thA19172322
7thA175161704
8thA171131713
9thA66121405
10thB1365101501
11thA17491124
12thA10447702
13thA11307801
14thB65413301
15thA10351101
16thA10861100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1982

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 536.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1982

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1982: 156.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years