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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2005, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (440), and casualties fell from 593.

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

Collisions in 2005
389
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
535
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2005

1.5% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight33185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight47288%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 389, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (19%)
  • Sunday35 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (10%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March38 (9.8%)
  • April37 (9.5%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June28 (7.2%)
  • July26 (6.7%)
  • August25 (6.4%)
  • September31 (8%)
  • October38 (9.8%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (68%)
  • Wet or damp113 (29%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph277 (71%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph33 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (61%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (15%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (55%)
  • Passenger156 (29%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (75%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Middlesbrough ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2005.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2005

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2005, with 65 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2005

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2005: 52, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172527318
2ndA19294214
3rdA66284204
4thA1032254002
5thB1380213003
6thB1272192501
7thA171182112
8thA10857701
9thB654171401
10thA1746602
11thB13656710
12thA1785701
13thA11303400

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2005

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 295.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2005

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2005: 93.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years