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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,471 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025, and 20,850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 293 were fatal and 2,743 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 108 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (113), and casualties fell from 152 to 140.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,471
114th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,850
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
293
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
108
Down 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland

1.9% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2931.9%
  • Serious2,74318%
  • Slight12,43580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3131.5%
  • Serious3,16615%
  • Slight17,37183%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. In 2025 there were 108, down 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 108
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025108140
2024113152
2023128174
2022135189
2021134185
2020116156
2019128184
2018126172
2017138201
2016150236
2015190271
2014184275
2013197271
2012223330
2011228332
2010227330
2009217301
2008251366
2007248346
2006287418
2005285399
2004305428
2003317437
2002280383
2001305411
2000324448
1999321440
1998380538
1997417615
1996393511
1995411545
1994463614
1993413559
1992451630
1991520695
1990569741
1989559712
1988482606
1987480614
1986528681
1985550690
1984510658
1983496606
1982556724
1981507649
1980527709
1979594778

When and where crashes happen in Redcar and Cleveland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,169 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,117 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,169 (14%)
  • Thursday2,364 (15%)
  • Friday2,545 (16%)
  • Saturday2,275 (15%)
  • Sunday1,832 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59495 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59192 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,527 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,862 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,215 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,586 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,645 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,185 (7.7%)
  • February1,149 (7.4%)
  • March1,272 (8.2%)
  • April1,219 (7.9%)
  • May1,282 (8.3%)
  • June1,306 (8.4%)
  • July1,333 (8.6%)
  • August1,391 (9%)
  • September1,401 (9.1%)
  • October1,361 (8.8%)
  • November1,353 (8.7%)
  • December1,219 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,214 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,272 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting814 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown112 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit59 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,780 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,021 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds516 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds243 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds169 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist117 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds66 (0.4%)
  • Other517 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,253 (66%)
  • Wet or damp4,617 (30%)
  • Frost or ice317 (2%)
  • Snow219 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep24 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph18 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph10,408 (67%)
  • 40 mph621 (4%)
  • 50 mph542 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph2,952 (19%)
  • 70 mph917 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,857 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,460 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout961 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded123 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,556 (55%)
  • Pedestrian3,823 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist2,272 (11%)
  • Cyclist1,828 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant483 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant456 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant173 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant91 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)89 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant58 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5736 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 101,338 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 151,681 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 204,130 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,626 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,354 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,493 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,761 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 651,255 (6%)
  • 66 to 75836 (4%)
  • Over 75603 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,335 (54%)
  • Passenger5,692 (27%)
  • Pedestrian3,823 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,251 (73%)
  • Motorcycle2,295 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle1,867 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,213 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach656 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes495 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car328 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle176 (0.7%)
  • Minibus93 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle19 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland

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 Redcar and Cleveland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had the 114th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
114th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
132nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
235thDundee City15,55318,9522314,379
236thNorth West Leicestershire15,54122,0324232,659
237thFolkestone and Hythe15,49820,6122563,247
238thRedcar and Cleveland (this area)15,47120,8502932,743
239thWoking15,44020,0131382,365
240thBridgend15,42921,5432552,097
241stNorth Kesteven15,34022,8144983,371

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland, with 433 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025: 1,923, including 56 fatal and 331 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1741,9232,73156331
2ndA1711,5362,45853318
3rdA10851,2721,73030250
4thA1738171,19216178
5thB138073993511112
6thB12694396401165
7thA1042319459548
8thA66302440442
9thA175228277354
10thA1053130167017
11thB1267113208426
12thB136696133516
13thB126887125110
14thB14463439015
15thA1043273712
16thB1375101300
17thB10854811
18thA1723501
19thA10452302
20thA10552210

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025: 3,249.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025: 4,301.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 17 December 2025.

Severity