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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1986, and 779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (586), and casualties rose from 746.

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

Collisions in 1986
619
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
779
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1986

0.8% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1986 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight52384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9813%
  • Slight67687%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 619, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (17%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday109 (18%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday75 (12%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.4%)
  • February32 (5.2%)
  • March54 (8.7%)
  • April65 (11%)
  • May63 (10%)
  • June42 (6.8%)
  • July55 (8.9%)
  • August44 (7.1%)
  • September47 (7.6%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November53 (8.6%)
  • December52 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (4.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (66%)
  • Wet or damp201 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph514 (83%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway524 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (43%)
  • Pedestrian252 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9%)
  • Cyclist67 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (6.2%)
  • 6 to 1070 (9%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20149 (19%)
  • 21 to 25100 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (43%)
  • Pedestrian252 (32%)
  • Passenger191 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (70%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1986

Map of the last 5 crashes of 1986 in Middlesbrough

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  • 5 crashes
  • Slight

How Middlesbrough ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 142nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1986

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1986: 74, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17274104013
2ndA1085445418
3rdA10324358110
4thA175364203
5thA171314105
6thB1272222903
7thB1380182603
8thA19172313
9thA66151702
10thB6541101100
11thB136591202
12thA11305502
13thA10432400
14thA1742200
15thA1781100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1986

Middlesbrough had 498 collisions in 1986.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1986

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1986: 165.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1986, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years