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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (411), and casualties fell from 545.

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

Collisions in 1996
393
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
511
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996

2.3% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight34387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight44888%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 393, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February22 (5.6%)
  • March31 (7.9%)
  • April27 (6.9%)
  • May30 (7.6%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July25 (6.4%)
  • August36 (9.2%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October30 (7.6%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (67%)
  • Wet or damp115 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (70%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph66 (17%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (10%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (60%)
  • Pedestrian102 (20%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (11%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (21%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6515 (2.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (54%)
  • Passenger135 (26%)
  • Pedestrian102 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1996.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1996

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996: 43, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174435828
2ndA1085374705
3rdA171324712
4thB1380233013
5thA173162211
6thB1269121702
7thA6691001
8thA10427900
9thA10534400
10thA1753500
11thB12682210
12thB13751200

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1996

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996: 92.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1996

TS10 and TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996, with 111 each.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years