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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1989, and 887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (674), and casualties rose from 824.

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

Collisions in 1989
714
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
887
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1989 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight61987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious9110%
  • Slight78488%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 714, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday128 (18%)
  • Sunday70 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.1%)
  • February60 (8.4%)
  • March56 (7.8%)
  • April61 (8.5%)
  • May44 (6.2%)
  • June66 (9.2%)
  • July59 (8.3%)
  • August64 (9%)
  • September53 (7.4%)
  • October58 (8.1%)
  • November76 (11%)
  • December59 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds543 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (61%)
  • Wet or damp259 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph572 (80%)
  • 40 mph78 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (13%)
  • Roundabout54 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (46%)
  • Pedestrian242 (27%)
  • Cyclist74 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1079 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20151 (17%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35168 (19%)
  • 36 to 45102 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (50%)
  • Pedestrian242 (27%)
  • Passenger205 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car59 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 126th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1989

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1989: 76, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172769439
2ndA1032475607
3rdA66475422
4thA1085445813
5thA171414427
6thB1272263203
7thA19254000
8thA175243104
9thB1380233504
10thB6541101403
11thA11306600
12thA1746811
13thB13656800
14thA1783300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1989

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 596.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1989

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1989: 188.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years