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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2017, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (253), and casualties fell from 341.

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

Collisions in 2017
209
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
279
Down 18% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2017

1.4% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2813%
  • Slight17885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight24487%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 209, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 209
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.1%)
  • February20 (9.6%)
  • March19 (9.1%)
  • April19 (9.1%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June10 (4.8%)
  • July17 (8.1%)
  • August14 (6.7%)
  • September18 (8.6%)
  • October16 (7.7%)
  • November15 (7.2%)
  • December27 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds192 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (81%)
  • Wet or damp31 (15%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (17%)
  • 30 mph132 (63%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph18 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (52%)
  • Pedestrian50 (18%)
  • Cyclist41 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (16%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (59%)
  • Passenger64 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2017.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2017

Newport, Middlesbrough, TS1 4QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2017, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2017

The A171 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2017: 17, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171172313
2ndA19142203
3rdA172121503
4thA66111901
5thA1032101101
6thA17471011
7thB13807800
8thB65417802
9thB12726701
10thA11303600
11thA10852300
12thB13652200
13thA1781200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2017

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 166.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2017

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2017: 47.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years