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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2009 (217), and casualties rose from 301.

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

Collisions in 2010
227
Up 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
330
Up 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight19184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight28988%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 227, up 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.3%)
  • February27 (12%)
  • March18 (7.9%)
  • April17 (7.5%)
  • May13 (5.7%)
  • June15 (6.6%)
  • July16 (7%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October19 (8.4%)
  • November18 (7.9%)
  • December15 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (67%)
  • Wet or damp45 (20%)
  • Snow15 (6.6%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph144 (63%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (11%)
  • 60 mph33 (15%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (64%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (19%)
  • 46 to 5534 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (58%)
  • Passenger98 (30%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2010.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010, with 16 collisions.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2010

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010: 29, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171294806
2ndA174274104
3rdA1085253906
4thB1380121603
5thA6681102
6thB12698900
7thA10424500
8thA10532200
9thB12682400
10thA1731100
11thB13661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2010

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010: 43.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2010

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010: 61.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years