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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1979 (594), and casualties fell from 778.

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

Collisions in 1980
527
Down 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
709
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious12524%
  • Slight38874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious15021%
  • Slight54577%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 527, down 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (11%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (17%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.6%)
  • February34 (6.5%)
  • March48 (9.1%)
  • April36 (6.8%)
  • May45 (8.5%)
  • June45 (8.5%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August49 (9.3%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October47 (8.9%)
  • November49 (9.3%)
  • December32 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (64%)
  • Wet or damp171 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph358 (68%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph108 (20%)
  • 70 mph40 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (22%)
  • Pedestrian130 (18%)
  • Cyclist75 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1056 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1571 (10%)
  • 16 to 20226 (32%)
  • 21 to 25104 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (12%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (55%)
  • Passenger192 (27%)
  • Pedestrian130 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (62%)
  • Motorcycle151 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Redcar and Cleveland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1980.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1980

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980: 62, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1746296213
2ndA1714569310
3rdA1085405509
4thA173264517
5thB1380202215
6thA175181903
7thA1042162324
8thB1269162405
9thB126771211
10thB10262202
11thB14462501
12thA10451201
13thA10531101
14thA10581100
15thB12401100
16thB12681100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1980

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980: 121.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1980

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980: 152.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years