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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2010, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (290), and casualties rose from 413.

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

Collisions in 2010
307
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
423
Up 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2010

None of the collisions in Middlesbrough in 2010 were fatal and 9.8% were serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious309.8%
  • Slight27790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious307.1%
  • Slight39393%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 307, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (18%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (4.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.8%)
  • February19 (6.2%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May26 (8.5%)
  • June26 (8.5%)
  • July29 (9.4%)
  • August25 (8.1%)
  • September28 (9.1%)
  • October29 (9.4%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December23 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (71%)
  • Wet or damp53 (17%)
  • Frost or ice26 (8.5%)
  • Snow10 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph219 (71%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (58%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)
  • Cyclist34 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2074 (17%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (55%)
  • Passenger121 (29%)
  • Pedestrian68 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (70%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2010.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2010

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2010, with 59 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2010

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2010: 27, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172273602
2ndA66263705
3rdB1272212802
4thA19203203
5thA1032142202
6thB1380121403
7thA1717901
8thA1746901
9thA108551200
10thB13654501
11thA17831700
12thB65412200
13thA10431100
14thA10441100
15thA11301100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2010

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 252.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2010

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2010: 90.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years