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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2004, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (470), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 2004
440
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
593
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2004

1.6% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious4510%
  • Slight38888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious498.3%
  • Slight53791%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 440, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.9%)
  • February30 (6.8%)
  • March41 (9.3%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May37 (8.4%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July27 (6.1%)
  • August38 (8.6%)
  • September37 (8.4%)
  • October36 (8.2%)
  • November35 (8%)
  • December31 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (69%)
  • Wet or damp131 (30%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph327 (74%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph34 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (2%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (16%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (63%)
  • Pedestrian100 (17%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (4.2%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2077 (13%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (22%)
  • 36 to 45104 (18%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.5%)
  • Over 756 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (53%)
  • Passenger180 (30%)
  • Pedestrian100 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (78%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2004.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2004

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2004, with 77 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2004

The A66 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2004: 33, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66334813
2ndA1032314202
3rdA172313703
4thB1272314504
5thA19274524
6thB1380162311
7thA171151503
8thA108591000
9thA17491501
10thB654191703
11thB136581201
12thA11303410
13thA1782300
14thA10431100
15thA1201100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2004

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 328.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2004

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2004: 116.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2004.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years