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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2021, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2020 (177), and casualties fell from 229.

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

Collisions in 2021
172
Down 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
225
Down 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3923%
  • Slight13277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight18080%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 172, down 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 172
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (8.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.2%)
  • February11 (6.4%)
  • March11 (6.4%)
  • April16 (9.3%)
  • May24 (14%)
  • June13 (7.6%)
  • July14 (8.1%)
  • August17 (9.9%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October10 (5.8%)
  • November10 (5.8%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (77%)
  • Wet or damp32 (19%)
  • Snow5 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (16%)
  • 30 mph103 (60%)
  • 40 mph18 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph12 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.8%)
  • 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 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (53%)
  • Cyclist41 (18%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (4%)
  • 6 to 109 (4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.8%)
  • Over 755 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (61%)
  • Passenger47 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (4%)
  • Motorcycle10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 2021.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2021

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2021, with 22 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2021

The A1032 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2021: 14, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1032141601
2ndA172131601
3rdA1991401
4thA6691603
5thB13808801
6thA10857802
7thB12727701
8thA1716911
9thA17441000
10thB13654502
11thA13021100
12thA1781101
13thB65411100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2021

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 132.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2021

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2021: 43.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years