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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (480), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 1988
482
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
606
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988

2.7% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight40684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight51485%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 482, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.6%)
  • February38 (7.9%)
  • March51 (11%)
  • April32 (6.6%)
  • May45 (9.3%)
  • June38 (7.9%)
  • July46 (9.5%)
  • August34 (7.1%)
  • September45 (9.3%)
  • October41 (8.5%)
  • November46 (9.5%)
  • December34 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (63%)
  • Wet or damp165 (34%)
  • Snow12 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph315 (65%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph105 (22%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (52%)
  • Pedestrian124 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (12%)
  • Cyclist59 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (21%)
  • 21 to 25101 (17%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (53%)
  • Passenger160 (26%)
  • Pedestrian124 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (71%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Redcar and Cleveland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1988.

Collisions
194th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1988

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988: 60, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174607726
2ndA171598639
3rdA1085405838
4thA173364925
5thB1269162102
6thB1380161701
7thA1042111300
8thA66111320
9thB126751102
10thB12684501
11thB13664501
12thA10533300
13thA10432300
14thA1752200
15thB13751100
16thB14461100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1988

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988: 82.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1988

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988: 121.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years