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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1984 (510), and casualties rose from 658.

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

Collisions in 1985
550
Up 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
690
Up 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985

2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious12322%
  • Slight41676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious14120%
  • Slight53878%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 550, up 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.9%)
  • February39 (7.1%)
  • March42 (7.6%)
  • April31 (5.6%)
  • May50 (9.1%)
  • June45 (8.2%)
  • July53 (9.6%)
  • August52 (9.5%)
  • September45 (8.2%)
  • October51 (9.3%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December42 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (59%)
  • Wet or damp191 (35%)
  • Snow20 (3.6%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph414 (75%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph86 (16%)
  • 70 mph22 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway492 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (42%)
  • Pedestrian174 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (15%)
  • Cyclist85 (12%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1053 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1575 (11%)
  • 16 to 20168 (24%)
  • 21 to 25110 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (12%)
  • 36 to 4563 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5539 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (52%)
  • Pedestrian174 (25%)
  • Passenger157 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (66%)
  • Motorcycle107 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had the 161st most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1985

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985: 57, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1715789515
2ndA1745569014
3rdA10854252015
4thA175313318
5thA173293817
6thB1380283427
7thA1042141600
8thB1269142305
9thB126761011
10thB14466703
11thB13664400
12thA10533300
13thB13752200
14thA10431100
15thB12681200

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1985

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985: 127.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1985

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985: 162.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years