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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2014 (184), and casualties fell from 275.

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

Collisions in 2015
190
Up 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
271
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015

2.1% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4222%
  • Slight14476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22182%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 190, up 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (19%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday23 (12%)
  • Saturday16 (8.4%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (12%)
  • February16 (8.4%)
  • March13 (6.8%)
  • April15 (7.9%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June17 (8.9%)
  • July17 (8.9%)
  • August17 (8.9%)
  • September15 (7.9%)
  • October12 (6.3%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December16 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (75%)
  • Wet or damp41 (22%)
  • Snow4 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph120 (63%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (12%)
  • 60 mph36 (19%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (10%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (63%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Cyclist23 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2037 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4528 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.6%)
  • Over 7517 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (59%)
  • Passenger78 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2015.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2015

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015: 27, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174273134
2ndA171162804
3rdA1085121903
4thA66112702
5thA173101504
6thB138091501
7thB12694602
8thB13663510
9thA10422600
10thB12682300
11thA10431100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2015

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015: 40.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2015

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015: 51.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years