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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 637 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1984, and 775 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (580), and casualties rose from 707.

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

Collisions in 1984
637
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
775
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1984

2.2% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1984 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious10917%
  • Slight51481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious12516%
  • Slight63682%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 637, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (16%)
  • Tuesday100 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (12%)
  • Friday104 (16%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.9%)
  • February48 (7.5%)
  • March47 (7.4%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May63 (9.9%)
  • June42 (6.6%)
  • July53 (8.3%)
  • August55 (8.6%)
  • September59 (9.3%)
  • October59 (9.3%)
  • November58 (9.1%)
  • December62 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (64%)
  • Wet or damp223 (35%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph538 (84%)
  • 40 mph55 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway523 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (36%)
  • Pedestrian241 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (15%)
  • Cyclist96 (12%)
  • Van occupant23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1081 (10%)
  • 11 to 1591 (12%)
  • 16 to 20161 (21%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (50%)
  • Pedestrian241 (31%)
  • Passenger149 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (67%)
  • Motorcycle129 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 136th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1984

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1984: 73, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1727396112
2ndA1085385524
3rdA171344537
4thA175303825
5thA1032283403
6thB1380233216
7thA66202031
8thA1130141602
9thB1272121401
10thB6541121701
11thA17491603
12thA1971000
13thB136561101
14thA1783300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1984

Middlesbrough had 554 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1984

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1984: 163.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1984, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years