Skip to main content
CrashStats

Middlesbrough road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 674 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1988, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (619), and casualties rose from 744.

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

Collisions in 1988
674
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
824
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1988 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight58487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious8510%
  • Slight72888%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 674, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (12%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday130 (19%)
  • Saturday115 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9.5%)
  • February61 (9.1%)
  • March52 (7.7%)
  • April40 (5.9%)
  • May56 (8.3%)
  • June55 (8.2%)
  • July51 (7.6%)
  • August59 (8.8%)
  • September55 (8.2%)
  • October64 (9.5%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December44 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry431 (64%)
  • Wet or damp238 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph549 (81%)
  • 40 mph61 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (3%)
  • 70 mph40 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (17%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (45%)
  • Pedestrian254 (31%)
  • Cyclist81 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (6.8%)
  • 6 to 1070 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1567 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20127 (15%)
  • 21 to 25138 (17%)
  • 26 to 35125 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (46%)
  • Pedestrian254 (31%)
  • Passenger191 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car816 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle58 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 127th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1988

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1988: 82, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17282103010
2ndA1032445313
3rdA66375013
4thA1085354606
5thA171344315
6thA19334322
7thB1380242703
8thA175222815
9thB1272121510
10thA178111203
11thA17471003
12thB65416601
13thB13655800
14thA11303410
15thA3221300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1988

Middlesbrough had 572 collisions in 1988.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1988

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1988: 153.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1988, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years