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Middlesbrough road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough in 2025, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2024 (170), and casualties fell from 232.

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

Collisions in 2025
139
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
162
Down 30% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Middlesbrough in 2025

1.4% of collisions in Middlesbrough in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.3% and 14% in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious4230%
  • Slight9568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious4628%
  • Slight11470%

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 739 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 139, down 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 139
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (18%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (19%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday13 (9.4%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (10%)
  • February10 (7.2%)
  • March10 (7.2%)
  • April12 (8.6%)
  • May17 (12%)
  • June10 (7.2%)
  • July8 (5.8%)
  • August15 (11%)
  • September13 (9.4%)
  • October12 (8.6%)
  • November8 (5.8%)
  • December10 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (96%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (90%)
  • Wet or damp14 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (17%)
  • 30 mph90 (65%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Middlesbrough in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (43%)
  • Pedestrian35 (22%)
  • Cyclist27 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3528 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5515 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.9%)
  • Over 755 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (65%)
  • Pedestrian35 (22%)
  • Passenger21 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (11%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (6.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Middlesbrough in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Middlesbrough had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2025.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Middlesbrough in 2025

Central, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Middlesbrough in 2025, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Middlesbrough with the most crashes in 2025

The A66 and B1380 had the most collisions in Middlesbrough in 2025, with 10 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Middlesbrough, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66101301
2ndB1380101205
3rdA10326600
4thA1726602
5thB65416601
6thA1714404
7thA1744610
8thB13654601
9thA10853400
10thA11303300
11thA192201
12thB12722301
13thB12771100

Towns in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2025

Middlesbrough had 111 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough: crashes in 2025

TS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Middlesbrough in 2025: 41.

Latest crashes in Middlesbrough in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Middlesbrough in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Middlesbrough road accidents in other years