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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2009, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (311), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 2009
290
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
413
Down 11% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2009

1.4% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight25488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious348.2%
  • Slight37591%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 290, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday58 (20%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.3%)
  • February21 (7.2%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April12 (4.1%)
  • May27 (9.3%)
  • June14 (4.8%)
  • July27 (9.3%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September25 (8.6%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December26 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (77%)
  • Wet or damp57 (20%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph237 (82%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (61%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (11%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (52%)
  • Passenger131 (32%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2009.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2009

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2009, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2009

The A1032 and A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2009, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1032213212
2ndA172212602
3rdA66171700
4thB1272172521
5thA19121900
6thB1380111700
7thA1717700
8thA17471012
9thB654161001
10thA10855701
11thB13654700
12thA11302200
13thA1782500

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2009

Middlesbrough had 234 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2009

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2009: 76.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years