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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 594 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979, and 778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,471 collisions in Redcar and Cleveland.

Collisions in 1979
594
Casualties in 1979
778
Fatal collisions
18
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979

3% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious13122%
  • Slight44575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious15019%
  • Slight60978%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 594.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (11%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.6%)
  • February39 (6.6%)
  • March47 (7.9%)
  • April41 (6.9%)
  • May48 (8.1%)
  • June43 (7.2%)
  • July51 (8.6%)
  • August53 (8.9%)
  • September62 (10%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November51 (8.6%)
  • December48 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (32%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other288 (48%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (61%)
  • Wet or damp194 (33%)
  • Snow36 (6.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph422 (71%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph106 (18%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (9.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (37%)
  • Pedestrian194 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (24%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1050 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20218 (28%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (13%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5543 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (49%)
  • Passenger201 (26%)
  • Pedestrian194 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (62%)
  • Motorcycle181 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Redcar and Cleveland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had the 147th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
147th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1979

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979: 81, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17481114520
2ndA10855267210
3rdA1715198213
4thA173344708
5thA175233206
6thB1380182513
7thA1042121402
8thB12696610
9thB126751101
10thB12685700
11thB13664400
12thA10531201
13thA10551110
14thB13821100
15thB14461101

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1979

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979: 135.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1979

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979: 178.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years