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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2020, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (190), and casualties fell from 258.

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

Collisions in 2020
177
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
229
Down 11% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2020

None of the collisions in Middlesbrough in 2020 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3017%
  • Slight14783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3214%
  • Slight19786%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 177, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 177
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (19%)
  • Friday36 (20%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (14%)
  • February21 (12%)
  • March17 (9.6%)
  • April3 (1.7%)
  • May9 (5.1%)
  • June10 (5.6%)
  • July7 (4%)
  • August10 (5.6%)
  • September26 (15%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November17 (9.6%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (31%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (77%)
  • Wet or damp38 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (16%)
  • 30 mph112 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (14%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph7 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (80%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (48%)
  • Pedestrian38 (17%)
  • Cyclist35 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2531 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (23%)
  • 36 to 4531 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.5%)
  • Over 757 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (62%)
  • Passenger48 (21%)
  • Pedestrian38 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2020.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2020

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2020, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2020

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2020: 21, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172212903
2ndA1032131601
3rdB1272101501
4thA108591302
5thB138091301
6thA17171001
7thA196901
8thA666600
9thB13655701
10thA10432200
11thA11302200
12thB65412300
13thA1741100
14thA1781100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2020

Middlesbrough had 140 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2020

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2020: 39.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2020.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years