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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2008, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2007 (315), and casualties rose from 447.

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

Collisions in 2008
311
Down 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
465
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2008

0.3% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight26585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious469.9%
  • Slight41890%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 311, down 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.1%)
  • February26 (8.4%)
  • March29 (9.3%)
  • April25 (8%)
  • May20 (6.4%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September26 (8.4%)
  • October29 (9.3%)
  • November29 (9.3%)
  • December19 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (78%)
  • Wet or damp66 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph254 (82%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (58%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (14%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (56%)
  • Passenger127 (27%)
  • Pedestrian76 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2008.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2008

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2008, with 52 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2008

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2008: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172285104
2ndA66274502
3rdB1272263703
4thA19203413
5thA1032131802
6thB1380112000
7thA17181001
8thB65418902
9thA10854501
10thA1744701
11thA11302201
12thA1781100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2008

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 257.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2008

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2008: 89.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years