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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2015, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2014 (285), and casualties rose from 377.

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

Collisions in 2015
304
Up 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
430
Up 14% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2015

None of the collisions in Middlesbrough in 2015 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight25383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight37788%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 304, up 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.9%)
  • February27 (8.9%)
  • March18 (5.9%)
  • April36 (12%)
  • May17 (5.6%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August15 (4.9%)
  • September27 (8.9%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November30 (9.9%)
  • December27 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (81%)
  • Wet or damp55 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (13%)
  • 30 mph197 (65%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph26 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (59%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (63%)
  • Passenger104 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car408 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had the 175th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2015

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2015, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2015

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2015: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172284104
2ndA66254101
3rdA1032192405
4thA19183202
5thA1085142000
6thB1380101702
7thA17191300
8thB127291100
9thA17471102
10thB13655701
11thB654151101
12thA11304402
13thA1783300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2015

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 240.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2015

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2015: 80.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years