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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (285), and casualties rose from 399.

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

Collisions in 2006
287
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
418
Up 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006

2.4% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight22177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight34683%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 287, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.4%)
  • February23 (8%)
  • March17 (5.9%)
  • April22 (7.7%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July20 (7%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September14 (4.9%)
  • October22 (7.7%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December25 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (72%)
  • Wet or damp75 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (62%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph66 (23%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (67%)
  • Pedestrian64 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2084 (20%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (59%)
  • Passenger108 (26%)
  • Pedestrian64 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2006.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2006

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006: 30, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171305518
2ndA1085293714
3rdA174284002
4thA1042152704
5thA173142414
6thB1380101403
7thB12698901
8thA665900
9thA10532200
10thB12682401
11thA1721100
12thA1751300
13thB12671100
14thB13661301

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2006

Eston and Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006, with 60 each.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2006

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006: 81.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years