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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 570 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1997, and 762 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1996 (607), and casualties fell from 793.

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

Collisions in 1997
570
Down 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
762
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1997 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious478.2%
  • Slight51590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious496.4%
  • Slight70593%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 570, down 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (17%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday77 (14%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.2%)
  • February44 (7.7%)
  • March38 (6.7%)
  • April52 (9.1%)
  • May47 (8.2%)
  • June48 (8.4%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August39 (6.8%)
  • September42 (7.4%)
  • October49 (8.6%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December50 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (68%)
  • Wet or damp175 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph423 (74%)
  • 40 mph58 (10%)
  • 50 mph43 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (17%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (63%)
  • Pedestrian146 (19%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2087 (11%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35162 (21%)
  • 36 to 45128 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (52%)
  • Passenger223 (29%)
  • Pedestrian146 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car870 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3%)
  • Motorcycle22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 147th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1997

The A1032 and A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1997, with 33 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1032334312
2ndA172334203
3rdB1272273803
4thB1380253512
5thA19203900
6thA66182203
7thA171152202
8thA174142303
9thA1085112101
10thB136571001
11thB654171000
12thA11305600
13thA1783401
14thA11702400
15thA10441100
16thA11601200
17thA11901400
18thA12501100
19thA13031100
20thA30281100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1997

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 430.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1997

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1997: 130.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years