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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2016, and 341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2015 (304), and casualties fell from 430.

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

Collisions in 2016
253
Down 17% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
341
Down 21% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2016

None of the collisions in Middlesbrough in 2016 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight22087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight30790%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 253, down 17% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 253
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday56 (22%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (4.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.5%)
  • February24 (9.5%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April14 (5.5%)
  • May9 (3.6%)
  • June17 (6.7%)
  • July21 (8.3%)
  • August18 (7.1%)
  • September20 (7.9%)
  • October25 (9.9%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December23 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (75%)
  • Wet or damp59 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (13%)
  • 30 mph166 (66%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (57%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)
  • Cyclist45 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3568 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.7%)
  • Over 7516 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (62%)
  • Passenger82 (24%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (9.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2016.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2016

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2016, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2016

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2016: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172243003
2ndA66212903
3rdA19152601
4thB1272141703
5thA171121902
6thA1032111300
7thB138081500
8thA10857900
9thA17471301
10thB65417900
11thA1785901
12thB13654500
13thA11302200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2016

Middlesbrough had 196 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2016

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2016: 58.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years