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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (496), and casualties rose from 606.

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

Collisions in 1984
510
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
658
Up 9% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984

2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious14128%
  • Slight35970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious17527%
  • Slight47272%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 510, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.3%)
  • February38 (7.5%)
  • March44 (8.6%)
  • April52 (10%)
  • May34 (6.7%)
  • June34 (6.7%)
  • July46 (9%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September41 (8%)
  • October46 (9%)
  • November44 (8.6%)
  • December40 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (63%)
  • Wet or damp169 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph359 (70%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph99 (19%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (46%)
  • Pedestrian132 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (20%)
  • Cyclist66 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1564 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20181 (28%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 3588 (13%)
  • 36 to 4549 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5539 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (54%)
  • Passenger171 (26%)
  • Pedestrian132 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (67%)
  • Motorcycle131 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1984.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1984

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984: 55, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1745567118
2ndA1715479118
3rdA10854967110
4thA1753542010
5thA1732839110
6thB1380222405
7thB1269172934
8thA1042101302
9thB1446101103
10thA105381303
11thB12676802
12thB12684400
13thB13662301
14thB1041100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1984

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984: 129.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1984

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984: 164.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years