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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (324), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2001
305
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
411
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001

2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight26386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious379%
  • Slight36789%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 305, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (21%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday18 (5.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.5%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March19 (6.2%)
  • April26 (8.5%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July30 (9.8%)
  • August26 (8.5%)
  • September17 (5.6%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November26 (8.5%)
  • December21 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (68%)
  • Wet or damp83 (27%)
  • Snow8 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (67%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph66 (22%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.9%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (61%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)
  • Cyclist41 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (10%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (18%)
  • 36 to 4570 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (56%)
  • Passenger112 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2001

Map of the last 7 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 7 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2001.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2001

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001: 42, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174426205
2ndA171243732
3rdA1085182401
4thB1269151900
5thA173131702
6thB1380131601
7thA10424402
8thA664400
9thB12683500
10thB12672400
11thA10431110
12thB13661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2001

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001: 54.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2001

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001: 80.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years