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Middlesbrough road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 1999, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1998 (566), and casualties fell from 745.

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

Collisions in 1999
496
Down 12% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
636
Down 15% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 1999

1% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight43087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious639.9%
  • Slight56889%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 496, down 12% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (10%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March32 (6.5%)
  • April40 (8.1%)
  • May44 (8.9%)
  • June49 (9.9%)
  • July28 (5.6%)
  • August43 (8.7%)
  • September43 (8.7%)
  • October48 (9.7%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (68%)
  • Wet or damp150 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph369 (74%)
  • 40 mph50 (10%)
  • 50 mph29 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph25 (5%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout53 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (60%)
  • Pedestrian125 (20%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (13%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (22%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (53%)
  • Passenger172 (27%)
  • Pedestrian125 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 168th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 1999

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 1999: 44, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172445401
2ndA1032364416
3rdA66314001
4thB1272243404
5thA171223002
6thA19172011
7thB1380172604
8thA1085152202
9thB6541131501
10thA174101401
11thB136581202
12thA11305600
13thA10432301
14thA1782300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1999

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 285.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 1999

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 1999: 92.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years