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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2002, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (489), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 2002
492
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
660
Up 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2002

1.2% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight42887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious6810%
  • Slight58689%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 492, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.9%)
  • February48 (9.8%)
  • March46 (9.3%)
  • April41 (8.3%)
  • May41 (8.3%)
  • June28 (5.7%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August31 (6.3%)
  • September32 (6.5%)
  • October39 (7.9%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (68%)
  • Wet or damp151 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph365 (74%)
  • 40 mph49 (10%)
  • 50 mph39 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (15%)
  • Roundabout44 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (62%)
  • Pedestrian121 (18%)
  • Cyclist33 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35127 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (20%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (52%)
  • Passenger197 (30%)
  • Pedestrian121 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (80%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle33 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Middlesbrough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Middlesbrough ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 158th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2002

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2002, with 95 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2002

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2002: 55, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172558104
2ndA66384703
3rdA1032262902
4thB1272223002
5thA171182204
6thA19182912
7thB1380162510
8thB6541141811
9thA174101211
10thA108591102
11thA11305501
12thB13655801
13thA1784601
14thB12673300
15thA1751200
16thB64511300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2002

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 391.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2002

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2002: 141.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years