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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (305), and casualties fell from 411.

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

Collisions in 2002
280
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
383
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight32886%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 280, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (19%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday40 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.4%)
  • February31 (11%)
  • March21 (7.5%)
  • April26 (9.3%)
  • May21 (7.5%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August14 (5%)
  • September19 (6.8%)
  • October21 (7.5%)
  • November25 (8.9%)
  • December36 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (67%)
  • Wet or damp87 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (68%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph54 (19%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (81%)
  • Roundabout29 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (65%)
  • Pedestrian68 (18%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (56%)
  • Passenger102 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2002.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2002

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174395906
2ndA171224317
3rdA1085202604
4thA17391301
5thB138091001
6thA104281402
7thB12698901
8thA665500
9thB13664801
10thA10532200
11thB12681300
12thB1381200

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2002

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002: 65.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2002

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002: 91.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years