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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1992, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1991 (626), and casualties fell from 782.

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

Collisions in 1992
587
Down 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
736
Down 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1992

1% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1992 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight50887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious7710%
  • Slight65389%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 587, down 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday112 (19%)
  • Saturday97 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.3%)
  • February39 (6.6%)
  • March54 (9.2%)
  • April57 (9.7%)
  • May41 (7%)
  • June51 (8.7%)
  • July46 (7.8%)
  • August47 (8%)
  • September49 (8.3%)
  • October53 (9%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December45 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (65%)
  • Wet or damp186 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph489 (83%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (13%)
  • Roundabout47 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (52%)
  • Pedestrian217 (29%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (6.9%)
  • 6 to 1064 (8.7%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2092 (13%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (22%)
  • 36 to 4581 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (45%)
  • Pedestrian217 (29%)
  • Passenger185 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 138th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
138th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1992

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1992: 54, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172546605
2ndA1032404607
3rdA66334104
4thA171283605
5thB1380243521
6thB1272232903
7thA19182702
8thB654181001
9thA10857701
10thA17471701
11thB13655600
12thA1784400
13thA11303300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1992

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 493.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1992

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1992: 157.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years