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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1983, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (636), and casualties fell from 778.

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

Collisions in 1983
580
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
707
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1983 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious10518%
  • Slight46680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious11616%
  • Slight58282%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 580, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (18%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.8%)
  • February45 (7.8%)
  • March45 (7.8%)
  • April48 (8.3%)
  • May46 (7.9%)
  • June53 (9.1%)
  • July35 (6%)
  • August48 (8.3%)
  • September44 (7.6%)
  • October54 (9.3%)
  • November55 (9.5%)
  • December56 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (62%)
  • Wet or damp212 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph484 (83%)
  • 40 mph54 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian234 (33%)
  • Car occupant230 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (18%)
  • Cyclist68 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1566 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20164 (23%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (44%)
  • Pedestrian234 (33%)
  • Passenger159 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (66%)
  • Motorcycle121 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach39 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 144th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1983

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1983: 64, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1726487011
2ndA1032455719
3rdA1085425028
4thA171323907
5thA175273205
6thA66202406
7thB1272182002
8thB1380162014
9thA19152104
10thA11306701
11thB136561002
12thB65416701
13thA1744802
14thA1784500
15thA10431100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1983

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 507.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1983

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1983: 168.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years