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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 220 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2018, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (209), and casualties rose from 279.

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

Collisions in 2018
220
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
314
Up 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2018

1.4% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3315%
  • Slight18484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight27688%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 220, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 220
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (2.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.6%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March17 (7.7%)
  • April10 (4.5%)
  • May30 (14%)
  • June28 (13%)
  • July10 (4.5%)
  • August14 (6.4%)
  • September13 (5.9%)
  • October15 (6.8%)
  • November21 (9.5%)
  • December20 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (6.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (83%)
  • Wet or damp36 (16%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (15%)
  • 30 mph139 (63%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (47%)
  • Cyclist56 (18%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2023 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.4%)
  • Over 7515 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (62%)
  • Passenger71 (23%)
  • Pedestrian49 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2018.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2018

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2018, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2018

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2018: 28, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1722840010
2ndA66152002
3rdA19131902
4thA1032111411
5thA17493013
6thB12728900
7thB13657900
8thA17161203
9thA11305501
10thB13805500
11thB65414402
12thA10853400
13thA1782200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2018

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 168.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2018

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2018: 58.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years