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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2022, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2021 (172), and casualties rose from 225.

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

Collisions in 2022
209
Up 22% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
276
Up 23% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5526%
  • Slight15373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6222%
  • Slight21377%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 209, up 22% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 209
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (21%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February17 (8.1%)
  • March15 (7.2%)
  • April17 (8.1%)
  • May14 (6.7%)
  • June18 (8.6%)
  • July11 (5.3%)
  • August19 (9.1%)
  • September19 (9.1%)
  • October17 (8.1%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December20 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (72%)
  • Wet or damp55 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph52 (25%)
  • 30 mph119 (57%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph19 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (51%)
  • Pedestrian60 (22%)
  • Cyclist37 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2539 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.5%)
  • Over 757 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (62%)
  • Pedestrian60 (22%)
  • Passenger46 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2022.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2022

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2022, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2022

The A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2022: 26, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA172263818
2ndB1272182304
3rdA19163303
4thA1032101104
5thA6681501
6thA17461403
7thA1714601
8thB13653302
9thB13803302
10thB65413300
11thA11302200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2022

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 167.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2022

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2022: 57.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years