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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2006, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (389), and casualties fell from 535.

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

Collisions in 2006
357
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
485
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2006

0.8% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5716%
  • Slight29783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight42087%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 357, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February32 (9%)
  • March34 (9.5%)
  • April30 (8.4%)
  • May23 (6.4%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July31 (8.7%)
  • August24 (6.7%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October32 (9%)
  • November33 (9.2%)
  • December31 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (74%)
  • Wet or damp91 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph251 (70%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph29 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (2%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (53%)
  • Pedestrian89 (18%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2090 (19%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (54%)
  • Passenger134 (28%)
  • Pedestrian89 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2006.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2006

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2006, with 49 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2006

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2006: 43, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172436418
2ndA19263502
3rdA1032253306
4thA66253304
5thB1272202702
6thB1380141711
7thA171111702
8thA174101502
9thA108581300
10thB13654701
11thB65414402
12thA11302300
13thB1221100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2006

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 266.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2006

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2006: 91.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years