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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 315 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2007, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2006 (357), and casualties fell from 485.

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

Collisions in 2007
315
Down 12% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
447
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2007

0.3% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight27688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious408.9%
  • Slight40691%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 315, down 12% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February28 (8.9%)
  • March23 (7.3%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May18 (5.7%)
  • June24 (7.6%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August17 (5.4%)
  • September30 (9.5%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December25 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (79%)
  • Wet or damp61 (19%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph233 (74%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (60%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (60%)
  • Passenger113 (25%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2007.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2007

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2007, with 53 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2007

The A172 and A66 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2007, with 24 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172243604
2ndA66244001
3rdA19223504
4thB1272213803
5thA1032202403
6thB1380121300
7thA17191102
8thA1748801
9thA10855700
10thB65414500
11thA1783300
12thB13653800
13thA11301100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2007

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 241.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2007

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2007: 85.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2007, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years