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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2023, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2022 (209), and casualties fell from 276.

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

Collisions in 2023
175
Down 16% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
216
Down 22% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2023

1.1% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3218%
  • Slight14181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3416%
  • Slight18083%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 175, down 16% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 175
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (19%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (15%)
  • February10 (5.7%)
  • March15 (8.6%)
  • April15 (8.6%)
  • May15 (8.6%)
  • June16 (9.1%)
  • July13 (7.4%)
  • August10 (5.7%)
  • September14 (8%)
  • October21 (12%)
  • November14 (8%)
  • December6 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (76%)
  • Wet or damp39 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (17%)
  • 30 mph122 (70%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (52%)
  • Pedestrian46 (21%)
  • Cyclist20 (9.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (15%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3531 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (16%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 758 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (54%)
  • Passenger53 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle10 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Middlesbrough ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2023.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2023

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2023, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2023

The A1032 and A172 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2023, with 13 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1032131602
2ndA172131601
3rdA66112002
4thB1272111201
5thB138091001
6thA1715600
7thA194902
8thB65414700
9thA1743501
10thB13653501
11thA10852200
12thA11302200

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2023

Middlesbrough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 143.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2023

TS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2023: 48.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 15 December 2023.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years