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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1998 (380), and casualties fell from 538.

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

Collisions in 1999
321
Down 16% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
440
Down 18% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999

2.8% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight26181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight37285%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 321, down 16% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (19%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.9%)
  • February25 (7.8%)
  • March30 (9.3%)
  • April33 (10%)
  • May23 (7.2%)
  • June28 (8.7%)
  • July30 (9.3%)
  • August30 (9.3%)
  • September40 (12%)
  • October22 (6.9%)
  • November15 (4.7%)
  • December26 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (6.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (68%)
  • Wet or damp98 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (69%)
  • 40 mph13 (4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph67 (21%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (64%)
  • Pedestrian71 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8%)
  • 26 to 3591 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.5%)
  • Over 7521 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (54%)
  • Passenger133 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 1999

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1999 in Redcar and Cleveland

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  • 3 crashes
  • Slight

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1999.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 1999

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999: 36, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174365325
2ndA171316125
3rdA1085253604
4thB1380141902
5thA173132406
6thB12674501
7thB12694400
8thB13664810
9thB12683501
10thA10532201
11thA662300
12thA10431200
13thA1751100
14thA61100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1999

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999: 41.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 1999

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999: 57.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 1999, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years