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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (305), and casualties fell from 428.

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

Collisions in 2005
285
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
399
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight24084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight35088%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 285, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday61 (21%)
  • Saturday48 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.3%)
  • February20 (7%)
  • March25 (8.8%)
  • April23 (8.1%)
  • May26 (9.1%)
  • June27 (9.5%)
  • July19 (6.7%)
  • August28 (9.8%)
  • September21 (7.4%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November26 (9.1%)
  • December27 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (72%)
  • Wet or damp78 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph184 (65%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (7%)
  • 60 mph59 (21%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (65%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (16%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (18%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (57%)
  • Passenger113 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (77%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2005.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2005

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005: 45, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174455715
2ndA1085264113
3rdA171243616
4thB1380172103
5thB1269122400
6thA17391603
7thA10424600
8thA664701
9thA10432300
10thA10532300
11thB12672600
12thB12641101
13thB12681100
14thB13661100
15thB1721300

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2005

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005: 64.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2005

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005: 88.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2005, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years