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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (550), and casualties fell from 690.

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

Collisions in 1986
528
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
681
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986

2.7% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious9117%
  • Slight42380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious11016%
  • Slight55782%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 528, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (18%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.2%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March37 (7%)
  • April43 (8.1%)
  • May43 (8.1%)
  • June42 (8%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August52 (9.8%)
  • September40 (7.6%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November39 (7.4%)
  • December46 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (62%)
  • Wet or damp173 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph381 (72%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph83 (16%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (47%)
  • Pedestrian149 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (14%)
  • Cyclist69 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1566 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20157 (23%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 3597 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (52%)
  • Passenger178 (26%)
  • Pedestrian149 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (69%)
  • Motorcycle99 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in Redcar and Cleveland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1986.

Collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
271st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1986

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986: 64, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1716491113
2ndA10855269118
3rdA174516425
4thA173354516
5thB1380314206
6thA175263515
7thA1042121403
8thB126751202
9thB12695600
10thB14465502
11thA10534700
12thB12684601
13thB13663301
14thA10431100
15thA661500
16thB13751100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1986

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986: 120.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1986

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986: 153.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years