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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2013, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2012 (311), and casualties fell from 423.

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

Collisions in 2013
266
Down 14% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
348
Down 18% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2013

1.5% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight23086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious3510%
  • Slight30889%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 266, down 14% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 266
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.9%)
  • February19 (7.1%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April20 (7.5%)
  • May20 (7.5%)
  • June31 (12%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August21 (7.9%)
  • September17 (6.4%)
  • October21 (7.9%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December21 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (78%)
  • Wet or damp46 (17%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph183 (69%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (6%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (56%)
  • Pedestrian66 (19%)
  • Cyclist48 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (19%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (58%)
  • Passenger80 (23%)
  • Pedestrian66 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2013.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2013

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2013, with 50 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2013

The A19 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2013: 23, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19234311
2ndA1032202200
3rdA66151911
4thB1272131700
5thA172121701
6thA171111302
7thA1085101000
8thB138081210
9thA17471301
10thB13654401
11thA1783300
12thB65413400
13thA10432410

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2013

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 208.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2013

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2013: 72.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years