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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (248), and casualties rose from 346.

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

Collisions in 2008
251
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
366
Up 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008

2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight30884%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 251, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February19 (7.6%)
  • March11 (4.4%)
  • April20 (8%)
  • May16 (6.4%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July21 (8.4%)
  • August23 (9.2%)
  • September24 (9.6%)
  • October22 (8.8%)
  • November19 (7.6%)
  • December22 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (70%)
  • Wet or damp66 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph159 (63%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (8%)
  • 60 mph57 (23%)
  • 70 mph5 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (64%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (18%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4574 (20%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.5%)
  • Over 7522 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (60%)
  • Passenger99 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (71%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2008.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008, with 32 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2008

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008: 31, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174314822
2ndA1085263615
3rdA171244406
4thB1380182203
5thB1269172814
6thA173102200
7thA6681300
8thA10423401
9thA10531200
10thB12681101
11thB13661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2008

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008: 62.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2008

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008: 72.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2008, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years