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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 607 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1996, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (564), and casualties rose from 698.

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

Collisions in 1996
607
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
793
Up 14% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1996

1.6% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight52687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious7910%
  • Slight70489%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 607, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (18%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (16%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.4%)
  • February43 (7.1%)
  • March49 (8.1%)
  • April40 (6.6%)
  • May48 (7.9%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July41 (6.8%)
  • August43 (7.1%)
  • September57 (9.4%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December54 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds526 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (71%)
  • Wet or damp162 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph477 (79%)
  • 40 mph42 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph32 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (61%)
  • Pedestrian182 (23%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1059 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1568 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2098 (12%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35183 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (9%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (51%)
  • Passenger205 (26%)
  • Pedestrian182 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car867 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6%)
  • Bus or coach42 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 133rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1996

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1996: 61, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172618516
2ndB1272334200
3rdA66313911
4thA19273410
5thA171252805
6thB1380253803
7thA1032202502
8thA174162522
9thA1085142405
10thB6541122100
11thA1130101402
12thB1365101701
13thA13001100
14thA1781110
15thA6661100
16thB12741100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1996

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 485.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1996

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1996: 139.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years