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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 586 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1985, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1984 (637), and casualties fell from 775.

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

Collisions in 1985
586
Down 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
746
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1985 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight49184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10013%
  • Slight63785%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 586, down 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday82 (14%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.6%)
  • February50 (8.5%)
  • March39 (6.7%)
  • April43 (7.3%)
  • May52 (8.9%)
  • June47 (8%)
  • July47 (8%)
  • August41 (7%)
  • September57 (9.7%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November58 (9.9%)
  • December56 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (64%)
  • Wet or damp199 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph505 (86%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph19 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (88%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (39%)
  • Pedestrian244 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (13%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (6.6%)
  • 6 to 1062 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1573 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20142 (19%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35121 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (43%)
  • Pedestrian244 (33%)
  • Passenger178 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (68%)
  • Motorcycle101 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach40 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 154th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1985

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1985: 68, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172689108
2ndA1032434703
3rdA1085375217
4thA175263004
5thA171242712
6thB1380245719
7thA19192307
8thB1272151602
9thB6541141504
10thA66111101
11thB136571101
12thA11304502
13thA1744402
14thA1781200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1985

Middlesbrough had 498 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1985

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1985: 148.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years