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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (569), and casualties fell from 741.

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

Collisions in 1991
520
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
695
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991

0.8% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight45588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious689.8%
  • Slight62390%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 520, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (17%)
  • Tuesday51 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.5%)
  • February37 (7.1%)
  • March37 (7.1%)
  • April42 (8.1%)
  • May53 (10%)
  • June61 (12%)
  • July39 (7.5%)
  • August46 (8.8%)
  • September48 (9.2%)
  • October46 (8.8%)
  • November36 (6.9%)
  • December41 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (62%)
  • Wet or damp179 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (67%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (19%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (62%)
  • Pedestrian147 (21%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20162 (23%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (18%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (47%)
  • Passenger220 (32%)
  • Pedestrian147 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car698 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Redcar and Cleveland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had the 160th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1991

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991: 68, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174689015
2ndA171528805
3rdA1085496215
4thB1380293906
5thA173253005
6thB1269192800
7thA66162001
8thA104281401
9thB12676701
10thB12684700
11thA10533402
12thB13662200
13thA10431100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1991

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991: 119.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1991

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991: 151.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years