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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2024, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2023 (175), and casualties rose from 216.

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

Collisions in 2024
170
Down 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
232
Up 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4124%
  • Slight12775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight18781%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 170, down 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 170
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (16%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (10%)
  • Sunday15 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (13%)
  • February13 (7.6%)
  • March5 (2.9%)
  • April11 (6.5%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June23 (14%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October10 (5.9%)
  • November10 (5.9%)
  • December4 (2.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (80%)
  • Wet or damp29 (17%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (9.4%)
  • 30 mph117 (69%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph13 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (59%)
  • Pedestrian36 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider130 (56%)
  • Passenger66 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle12 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 2024.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2024

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area and Central, Middlesbrough, TS4 2DA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2024, with 20 collisions each.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2024

The A66 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2024: 16, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66162404
2ndA172131502
3rdA1991401
4thA103271101
5thA1717803
6thB138071003
7thB654171300
8thA1746702
9thA10855801
10thB12724403
11thB13653510
12thA10431100
13thA1781300

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2024

Middlesbrough had 127 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2024

TS3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2024: 42.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2024, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2024.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years