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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2014, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (266), and casualties rose from 348.

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

Collisions in 2014
285
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
377
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight25088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious349%
  • Slight34190%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 285, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 285
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.3%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March25 (8.8%)
  • April16 (5.6%)
  • May20 (7%)
  • June24 (8.4%)
  • July35 (12%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September20 (7%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November46 (16%)
  • December14 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (75%)
  • Wet or damp70 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (12%)
  • 30 mph199 (70%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph25 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (56%)
  • Cyclist55 (15%)
  • Pedestrian52 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2054 (14%)
  • 21 to 2555 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (58%)
  • Passenger105 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2014.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2014

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2014, with 55 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2014

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2014: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172283804
2ndA66213401
3rdB1272202803
4thA19132502
5thB1380111400
6thA1032101303
7thA171101602
8thA108581400
9thA17481001
10thB65416900
11thB13655601
12thA11303300
13thA1781100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2014

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 232.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2014

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2014: 85.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years