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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (317), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2004
305
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
428
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004

2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight37487%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 305, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.5%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March28 (9.2%)
  • April17 (5.6%)
  • May25 (8.2%)
  • June21 (6.9%)
  • July22 (7.2%)
  • August29 (9.5%)
  • September40 (13%)
  • October28 (9.2%)
  • November24 (7.9%)
  • December22 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (65%)
  • Wet or damp97 (32%)
  • Snow8 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph204 (67%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph60 (20%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (10%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (63%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (12%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (54%)
  • Passenger130 (30%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2004.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2004

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004: 38, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174385406
2ndA1085315116
3rdA171315417
4thB1380222600
5thA173142211
6thB1269101013
7thA104251100
8thA10535701
9thB12673300
10thB13663600
11thB12682201
12thA12681101
13thA1851100
14thA661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2004

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004: 66.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2004

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004: 89.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years