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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (150), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2017
138
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
201
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017

1.4% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3525%
  • Slight10173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16080%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 138, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 138
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (18%)
  • Friday14 (10%)
  • Saturday13 (9.4%)
  • Sunday26 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (10%)
  • February16 (12%)
  • March16 (12%)
  • April6 (4.3%)
  • May15 (11%)
  • June8 (5.8%)
  • July12 (8.7%)
  • August9 (6.5%)
  • September10 (7.2%)
  • October12 (8.7%)
  • November9 (6.5%)
  • December11 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (76%)
  • Wet or damp29 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph82 (59%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (11%)
  • 60 mph28 (20%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (66%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2520 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (21%)
  • 36 to 4519 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7%)
  • Over 7511 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (61%)
  • Passenger53 (26%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car187 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2017.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2017

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017: 17, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174172706
2ndA1085141513
3rdA171141804
4thB13807900
5thB12696900
6thA1735901
7thA664600
8thA10532301
9thA10431100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2017

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017: 31.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2017

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017: 39.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2017, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2017.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years