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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2002 (280), and casualties rose from 383.

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

Collisions in 2003
317
Up 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
437
Up 14% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003

1.6% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight36684%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 317, up 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.5%)
  • February23 (7.3%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April19 (6%)
  • May20 (6.3%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August27 (8.5%)
  • September27 (8.5%)
  • October21 (6.6%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December24 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (74%)
  • Wet or damp77 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph214 (68%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph63 (20%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (12%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (60%)
  • Pedestrian70 (16%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (12%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (55%)
  • Passenger128 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2003.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2003

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003: 46, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174467615
2ndA1085253704
3rdA171212912
4thB1380202202
5thA173142704
6thB1269111313
7thA104291200
8thB13666802
9thA10535601
10thA663302
11thA10431101
12thA1771300
13thB12671201

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2003

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003: 73.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2003

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003: 98.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2003, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years