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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2012, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2011 (284), and casualties rose from 359.

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

Collisions in 2012
311
Up 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
423
Up 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2012

None of the collisions in Middlesbrough in 2012 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight27287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious409.5%
  • Slight38391%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 311, up 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (18%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.4%)
  • February29 (9.3%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April31 (10%)
  • May28 (9%)
  • June31 (10%)
  • July23 (7.4%)
  • August15 (4.8%)
  • September18 (5.8%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November23 (7.4%)
  • December26 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (70%)
  • Wet or damp82 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph228 (73%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (10%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (51%)
  • Pedestrian78 (18%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (13%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (56%)
  • Passenger108 (26%)
  • Pedestrian78 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car380 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Middlesbrough ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2012.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2012

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2012, with 52 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2012

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2012: 29, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172293903
2ndA66172305
3rdB1272172502
4thA19152502
5thA1032142101
6thA171102001
7thA174101601
8thA108571000
9thB138071201
10thA1784400
11thB13654400
12thA11302200
13thB65412200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2012

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 249.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2012

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2012: 87.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years