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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2001, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (542), and casualties fell from 742.

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

Collisions in 2001
489
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
654
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight41785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight57388%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 489, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.2%)
  • February41 (8.4%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May36 (7.4%)
  • June39 (8%)
  • July43 (8.8%)
  • August41 (8.4%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December38 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (61%)
  • Wet or damp176 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph361 (74%)
  • 40 mph53 (11%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (12%)
  • Roundabout46 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (66%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20105 (16%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35142 (22%)
  • 36 to 45119 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (56%)
  • Passenger188 (29%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car736 (82%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2001

Map of the last 6 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Middlesbrough

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

  • 6 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Middlesbrough ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 176th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2001

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2001, with 47 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2001

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2001: 44, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172445225
2ndA66304802
3rdA1032253103
4thA19243404
5thB1272232803
6thA171152002
7thB1380152913
8thA1085111501
9thA174111611
10thB1365111814
11thB6541111401
12thA11307901
13thA1783500

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2001

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 262.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2001

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2001: 82.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years