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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997, and 615 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (393), and casualties rose from 511.

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

Collisions in 1997
417
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
615
Up 20% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight35284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight54288%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 417, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (18%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.9%)
  • February24 (5.8%)
  • March33 (7.9%)
  • April33 (7.9%)
  • May32 (7.7%)
  • June41 (9.8%)
  • July35 (8.4%)
  • August30 (7.2%)
  • September39 (9.4%)
  • October30 (7.2%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December39 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (66%)
  • Wet or damp136 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (62%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph90 (22%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (67%)
  • Pedestrian91 (15%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35129 (21%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (52%)
  • Passenger203 (33%)
  • Pedestrian91 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle28 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1997.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1997

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997: 40, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1714067114
2ndA174386511
3rdA1085274104
4thB1380172703
5thA173164013
6thA66101302
7thA104291811
8thB12697702
9thB10854811
10thA7352200
11thA10201100
12thA10431300
13thA10531100
14thA10901100
15thA32591100
16thB10401100
17thB12681100
18thB13661100
19thB20501100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1997

Eston and Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997, with 81 each.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1997

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997: 114.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years