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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982, and 724 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1981 (507), and casualties rose from 649.

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

Collisions in 1982
556
Up 10% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
724
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious14226%
  • Slight40172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious17524%
  • Slight53674%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 556, up 10% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (8.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (4.7%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March41 (7.4%)
  • April51 (9.2%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July38 (6.8%)
  • August56 (10%)
  • September47 (8.5%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November53 (9.5%)
  • December46 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (63%)
  • Wet or damp186 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph392 (71%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph114 (21%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (28%)
  • Pedestrian143 (20%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1058 (8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20254 (35%)
  • 21 to 2582 (11%)
  • 26 to 3580 (11%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (57%)
  • Passenger171 (24%)
  • Pedestrian143 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (62%)
  • Motorcycle195 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • 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 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Redcar and Cleveland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had the 164th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1982

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982: 59, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1745996118
2ndA10854561112
3rdA1734353211
4thA1713960113
5thB1380181916
6thA175172203
7thA1042111314
8thB1269111702
9thB126771012
10thB12682201
11thB13662210
12thB14462202
13thA10451101
14thA1351101
15thB12571101

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1982

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982: 110.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1982

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982: 153.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years