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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2008 (251), and casualties fell from 366.

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

Collisions in 2009
217
Down 14% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
301
Down 18% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4119%
  • Slight17480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight25585%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 217, down 14% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday27 (12%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6%)
  • February16 (7.4%)
  • March21 (9.7%)
  • April19 (8.8%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June15 (6.9%)
  • July13 (6%)
  • August21 (9.7%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October20 (9.2%)
  • November20 (9.2%)
  • December19 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (5.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (77%)
  • Wet or damp38 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (70%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph37 (17%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (59%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2055 (18%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (60%)
  • Passenger81 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (74%)
  • Motorcycle37 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2009.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2009

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009: 36, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174365426
2ndA1085222903
3rdA171193403
4thB1380101400
5thB126991502
6thA17371401
7thA10425700
8thA664602
9thB13663401
10thA10532201

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2009

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009: 42.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2009

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009: 60.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years