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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2006 (287), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 2007
248
Down 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
346
Down 17% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007

1.2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight20482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight30287%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 248, down 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.9%)
  • February11 (4.4%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May19 (7.7%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July21 (8.5%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October21 (8.5%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December14 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (78%)
  • Wet or damp53 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph163 (66%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph45 (18%)
  • 70 mph15 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (13%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (66%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (18%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (17%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (59%)
  • Passenger100 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2007.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2007

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007: 29, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171294026
2ndA1085243203
3rdA174243513
4thA173131505
5thB1269131703
6thB1380121401
7thA666703
8thA10425700
9thA10533400
10thB12682400
11thA10431200
12thB12671200

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2007

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007: 61.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2007

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007: 76.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years