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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1991, and 782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (739), and casualties fell from 935.

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

Collisions in 1991
626
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
782
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1991

2.6% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight52384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious9412%
  • Slight67286%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 626, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (12%)
  • Tuesday104 (17%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.8%)
  • February45 (7.2%)
  • March52 (8.3%)
  • April56 (8.9%)
  • May46 (7.3%)
  • June45 (7.2%)
  • July52 (8.3%)
  • August39 (6.2%)
  • September62 (9.9%)
  • October53 (8.5%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December55 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (61%)
  • Wet or damp216 (35%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.5%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph485 (77%)
  • 40 mph75 (12%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph19 (3%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (13%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (50%)
  • Pedestrian245 (31%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1051 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1563 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20130 (17%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (20%)
  • 36 to 45107 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (44%)
  • Pedestrian245 (31%)
  • Passenger195 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle34 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 133rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1991

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1991: 72, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17272105115
2ndA1032435214
3rdA171313414
4thA66313804
5thA19232910
6thB1380212912
7thB1272192005
8thA1085172003
9thA175162103
10thB1365132402
11thB6541121402
12thA1787801
13thA11305801
14thA1745610

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1991

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 520.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1991

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1991: 148.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years