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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998, and 538 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (417), and casualties fell from 615.

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

Collisions in 1998
380
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
538
Down 13% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight33488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious468.6%
  • Slight48891%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 380, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February33 (8.7%)
  • March29 (7.6%)
  • April27 (7.1%)
  • May36 (9.5%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July32 (8.4%)
  • August44 (12%)
  • September25 (6.6%)
  • October33 (8.7%)
  • November34 (8.9%)
  • December17 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (61%)
  • Wet or damp146 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (68%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph74 (19%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (64%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2085 (16%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (51%)
  • Passenger180 (33%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1998.

Collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1998

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998: 61, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174618816
2ndA171285114
3rdA1085222903
4thB1380222810
5thA173182406
6thB1269131902
7thA66101400
8thA10425802
9thA10534601
10thB12674901
11thA10433400
12thB12682200
13thA10491100
14thA10901100
15thB13661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1998

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998: 82.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1998

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998: 114.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years