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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1988 (482), and casualties rose from 606.

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

Collisions in 1989
559
Up 16% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
712
Up 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight47886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight61486%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 559, up 16% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (17%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.9%)
  • February31 (5.5%)
  • March47 (8.4%)
  • April39 (7%)
  • May53 (9.5%)
  • June34 (6.1%)
  • July49 (8.8%)
  • August50 (8.9%)
  • September49 (8.8%)
  • October51 (9.1%)
  • November58 (10%)
  • December54 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (61%)
  • Wet or damp190 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph347 (62%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph110 (20%)
  • 70 mph53 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (53%)
  • Pedestrian161 (23%)
  • Cyclist72 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1058 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20143 (20%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (10%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (51%)
  • Passenger188 (26%)
  • Pedestrian161 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Redcar and Cleveland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had the 175th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1989

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989: 67, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174679139
2ndA1716490014
3rdA1085466316
4thA173384907
5thB1380293504
6thB1269151901
7thA1042131503
8thA66121511
9thA1053101100
10thB126771300
11thB126861300
12thB13663401
13thB13751100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1989

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989: 116.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1989

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989: 161.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years