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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2000, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1999 (496), and casualties rose from 636.

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

Collisions in 2000
542
Up 9% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
742
Up 17% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2000

1.1% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight47087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious7410%
  • Slight66089%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 542, up 9% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (17%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday76 (14%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.1%)
  • February45 (8.3%)
  • March43 (7.9%)
  • April46 (8.5%)
  • May48 (8.9%)
  • June51 (9.4%)
  • July44 (8.1%)
  • August31 (5.7%)
  • September33 (6.1%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November53 (9.8%)
  • December47 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (67%)
  • Wet or damp175 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph396 (73%)
  • 40 mph65 (12%)
  • 50 mph27 (5%)
  • 60 mph34 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (78%)
  • Roundabout61 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (61%)
  • Pedestrian135 (18%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20105 (14%)
  • 21 to 2570 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35173 (23%)
  • 36 to 45135 (18%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (50%)
  • Passenger233 (31%)
  • Pedestrian135 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car764 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2000

Map of the last 20 crashes of 2000 in Middlesbrough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Middlesbrough ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 146th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2000

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2000: 57, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172577826
2ndA1032364412
3rdB1380314703
4thA66273604
5thB1272233203
6thA171223305
7thB6541162401
8thA1085132201
9thA19131802
10thA174101800
11thB136591501
12thA113081400
13thA1782201
14thA10431200
15thA1751200
16thA61100
17thB31801300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2000

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 412.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2000

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2000: 132.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2000, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years