Skip to main content
CrashStats

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (228), and casualties fell from 332.

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

Collisions in 2012
223
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
330
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012

2.2% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3214%
  • Slight18683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight29188%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 223, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (18%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.1%)
  • February20 (9%)
  • March21 (9.4%)
  • April20 (9%)
  • May22 (9.9%)
  • June15 (6.7%)
  • July11 (4.9%)
  • August22 (9.9%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October19 (8.5%)
  • November17 (7.6%)
  • December12 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (69%)
  • Wet or damp59 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (65%)
  • 40 mph9 (4%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph46 (21%)
  • 70 mph9 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (66%)
  • Pedestrian48 (15%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.7%)
  • Over 7515 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (53%)
  • Passenger108 (33%)
  • Pedestrian48 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2012.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2012

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012: 42, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174426604
2ndA1085253625
3rdA171183011
4thA6691501
5thB126981410
6thA10427901
7thA1736900
8thB13804501
9thA10432200
10thB12681100
11thB13661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2012

Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012: 47.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2012

TS10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012: 65.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years