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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (528), and casualties fell from 681.

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

Collisions in 1987
480
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
614
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987

2.7% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious9219%
  • Slight37578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight50282%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 480, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.5%)
  • February32 (6.7%)
  • March32 (6.7%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June43 (9%)
  • July39 (8.1%)
  • August43 (9%)
  • September45 (9.4%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November42 (8.8%)
  • December37 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (60%)
  • Wet or damp167 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow11 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph339 (71%)
  • 40 mph24 (5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph87 (18%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (46%)
  • Pedestrian160 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (15%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20134 (22%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (52%)
  • Pedestrian160 (26%)
  • Passenger137 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (69%)
  • Motorcycle100 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1987.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1987

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987: 56, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1745677219
2ndA171528838
3rdA173344007
4thA1085303816
5thA175293617
6thB1380283025
7thB1269141410
8thA1042101501
9thB126781902
10thA666902
11thA10535700
12thB13664411
13thB12682200
14thB13751200
15thB14461100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1987

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987: 102.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1987

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987: 137.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years