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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 566 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1998, and 745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (570), and casualties fell from 762.

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

Collisions in 1998
566
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
745
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight50389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious618.2%
  • Slight68292%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 566, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (16%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (12%)
  • Friday113 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.5%)
  • February34 (6%)
  • March54 (9.5%)
  • April58 (10%)
  • May44 (7.8%)
  • June40 (7.1%)
  • July46 (8.1%)
  • August55 (9.7%)
  • September37 (6.5%)
  • October49 (8.7%)
  • November58 (10%)
  • December43 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (62%)
  • Wet or damp212 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph423 (75%)
  • 40 mph58 (10%)
  • 50 mph48 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (15%)
  • Roundabout57 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (65%)
  • Pedestrian141 (19%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1050 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20114 (15%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35160 (21%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (50%)
  • Passenger233 (31%)
  • Pedestrian141 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car829 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 144th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1998

The A1032 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1998: 49, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1032496403
2ndA172475705
3rdA66395510
4thA19273702
5thB1380263805
6thB1272253402
7thA1085202703
8thB6541181902
9thA171161902
10thA174142212
11thA17871102
12thA113061000
13thB136561001
14thA10001100
15thA10431100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1998

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 437.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1998

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1998: 144.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years