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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 569 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (559), and casualties rose from 712.

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

Collisions in 1990
569
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
741
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990

1.8% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight49286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious8612%
  • Slight64587%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 569, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday96 (17%)
  • Friday107 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.2%)
  • February38 (6.7%)
  • March38 (6.7%)
  • April57 (10%)
  • May49 (8.6%)
  • June50 (8.8%)
  • July42 (7.4%)
  • August66 (12%)
  • September56 (9.8%)
  • October37 (6.5%)
  • November50 (8.8%)
  • December45 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight427 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds421 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (6.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (65%)
  • Wet or damp160 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph385 (68%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph108 (19%)
  • 70 mph34 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (10%)
  • Roundabout40 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (54%)
  • Pedestrian135 (18%)
  • Cyclist71 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20165 (22%)
  • 21 to 25123 (17%)
  • 26 to 35123 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (55%)
  • Passenger202 (27%)
  • Pedestrian135 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car716 (73%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had the 163rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1990

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990: 72, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17172116113
2ndA1746710118
3rdA1085445549
4thB1380344402
5thA173294215
6thA66212605
7thA1042141900
8thB1269101202
9thB12676902
10thB13665711
11thB12684601
12thA10533400
13thA1091200
14thA1851200

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1990

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990: 131.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1990

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990: 174.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1990, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years