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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1987, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986, and casualties fell from 779.

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

Collisions in 1987
619
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
744
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1987 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight53386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious8311%
  • Slight65288%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 619, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday89 (14%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.4%)
  • February48 (7.8%)
  • March64 (10%)
  • April44 (7.1%)
  • May46 (7.4%)
  • June41 (6.6%)
  • July48 (7.8%)
  • August55 (8.9%)
  • September58 (9.4%)
  • October52 (8.4%)
  • November59 (9.5%)
  • December52 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (59%)
  • Wet or damp235 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Snow8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph499 (81%)
  • 40 mph62 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (39%)
  • Pedestrian253 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (10%)
  • Cyclist73 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1059 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1577 (10%)
  • 16 to 20139 (19%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35108 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7528 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (44%)
  • Pedestrian253 (34%)
  • Passenger167 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (68%)
  • Motorcycle78 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach45 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 133rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1987

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1987: 65, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172657928
2ndA1032526017
3rdA171424806
4thA1085334304
5thA175313407
6thB1380303703
7thA66192220
8thB1272182123
9thA19161902
10thA17471114
11thB65416802
12thA11305701
13thA1785500
14thA10432300
15thB13652200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1987

Middlesbrough had 526 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1987

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1987: 155.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years