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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2003, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (492), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 2003
470
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
614
Down 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2003

1.3% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight39384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7913%
  • Slight52986%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 470, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday84 (18%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday62 (13%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.8%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March29 (6.2%)
  • April29 (6.2%)
  • May33 (7%)
  • June43 (9.1%)
  • July30 (6.4%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December41 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (74%)
  • Wet or damp119 (25%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph353 (75%)
  • 40 mph45 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph38 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (58%)
  • Pedestrian112 (18%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (10%)
  • 26 to 35114 (19%)
  • 36 to 45111 (18%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (55%)
  • Passenger167 (27%)
  • Pedestrian112 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 163rd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2003

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2003, with 74 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2003

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2003: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172446417
2ndA66416206
3rdA1032284004
4thB1272242909
5thA171192301
6thA19162602
7thA174121812
8thB1380101304
9thB654191501
10thA10858900
11thB13657901
12thA11306700
13thA10431200
14thA1781200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2003

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 370.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2003

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2003: 121.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2003, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years