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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2015 (190), and casualties fell from 271.

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

Collisions in 2016
150
Down 21% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
236
Down 13% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016

0.7% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3423%
  • Slight11577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19884%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 150, down 21% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (17%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (19%)
  • Friday12 (8%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.7%)
  • February11 (7.3%)
  • March14 (9.3%)
  • April14 (9.3%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July12 (8%)
  • August10 (6.7%)
  • September11 (7.3%)
  • October9 (6%)
  • November14 (9.3%)
  • December11 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (71%)
  • Wet or damp40 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (66%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (15%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (69%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2030 (13%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3546 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.1%)
  • Over 7511 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (56%)
  • Passenger77 (33%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2016.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2016

The A171 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016: 24, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1712444010
2ndA174182401
3rdA1085151704
4thB13808901
5thB126951202
6thA104241100
7thA1734601
8thA664800
9thA10531400
10thB13661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2016

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016: 36.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2016

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016: 45.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years