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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2011, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2010 (307), and casualties fell from 423.

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

Collisions in 2011
284
Down 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
359
Down 15% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2011

None of the collisions in Middlesbrough in 2011 were fatal and 9.2% were serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious269.2%
  • Slight25891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious277.5%
  • Slight33292%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 284, down 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 284
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (19%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March26 (9.2%)
  • April21 (7.4%)
  • May28 (9.9%)
  • June19 (6.7%)
  • July20 (7%)
  • August27 (9.5%)
  • September26 (9.2%)
  • October28 (9.9%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December23 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (79%)
  • Wet or damp54 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph214 (75%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (49%)
  • Cyclist54 (15%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (58%)
  • Passenger99 (28%)
  • Pedestrian50 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2011.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2011

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2011, with 43 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2011

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2011: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172294105
2ndA66192502
3rdA1032171901
4thA19152400
5thB1272141402
6thA171131700
7thA174111701
8thB13656700
9thA10855803
10thB65415500
11thB13803400
12thA11302301
13thA1781300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2011

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 230.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2011

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2011: 80.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years