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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 739 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1990, and 935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1989 (714), and casualties rose from 887.

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

Collisions in 1990
739
Up 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
935
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1990 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight64187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious10111%
  • Slight82188%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 739, up 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (15%)
  • Friday116 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (16%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.2%)
  • February67 (9.1%)
  • March47 (6.4%)
  • April51 (6.9%)
  • May65 (8.8%)
  • June71 (9.6%)
  • July57 (7.7%)
  • August54 (7.3%)
  • September68 (9.2%)
  • October56 (7.6%)
  • November75 (10%)
  • December60 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight522 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry467 (63%)
  • Wet or damp233 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph597 (81%)
  • 40 mph76 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph23 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway562 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (12%)
  • Roundabout62 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (49%)
  • Pedestrian253 (27%)
  • Cyclist79 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (5%)
  • 6 to 1087 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (15%)
  • 21 to 25133 (14%)
  • 26 to 35193 (21%)
  • 36 to 45107 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (48%)
  • Pedestrian253 (27%)
  • Passenger230 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car905 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5%)
  • Motorcycle58 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 119th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1990

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1990: 72, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1727298011
2ndA66597313
3rdA1085457224
4thA171404605
5thA1032395024
6thA175384503
7thB1380203105
8thA19192212
9thA178131303
10thB1272111801
11thB6541111610
12thA174101422
13thB13657700
14thA10433400
15thA11302200
16thA10441100
17thA8551100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1990

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 626.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1990

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1990: 195.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1990, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years