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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2019, and 258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2018 (220), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2019
190
Down 14% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
258
Down 18% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2019

1.1% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight22085%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 190, down 14% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 190
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.4%)
  • February14 (7.4%)
  • March15 (7.9%)
  • April15 (7.9%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July16 (8.4%)
  • August11 (5.8%)
  • September13 (6.8%)
  • October25 (13%)
  • November18 (9.5%)
  • December18 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (77%)
  • Wet or damp40 (21%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (18%)
  • 30 mph113 (59%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph19 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (49%)
  • Pedestrian53 (21%)
  • Cyclist32 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (15%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.3%)
  • Over 7513 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (57%)
  • Passenger59 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (9.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2019.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2019

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2019, with 32 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2019

The A19 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2019: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19172603
2ndA172141603
3rdA66121812
4thB1272101003
5thA17191301
6thA10328902
7thA10857811
8thB138061102
9thA17451001
10thB65414801
11thA11303400
12thB13651200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2019

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 151.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2019

TS1 and TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2019, with 47 each.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years