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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (138), and casualties fell from 201.

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

Collisions in 2018
126
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
172
Down 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2318%
  • Slight10281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight14785%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 126, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 126
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday29 (23%)
  • Wednesday11 (8.7%)
  • Thursday15 (12%)
  • Friday25 (20%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February10 (7.9%)
  • March7 (5.6%)
  • April8 (6.3%)
  • May8 (6.3%)
  • June13 (10%)
  • July9 (7.1%)
  • August10 (7.9%)
  • September10 (7.9%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November11 (8.7%)
  • December12 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry95 (75%)
  • Wet or damp22 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.2%)
  • Snow4 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph73 (58%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph31 (25%)
  • 70 mph5 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (13%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (58%)
  • Pedestrian36 (21%)
  • Cyclist12 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2518 (10%)
  • 26 to 3524 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (17%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.1%)
  • Over 759 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider98 (57%)
  • Passenger38 (22%)
  • Pedestrian36 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car167 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2018.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018

South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland, TS6 6HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2018

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018: 20, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174203206
2ndA171142212
3rdA1085111403
4thA17381301
5thB13805601
6thA10424501
7thA664401
8thB12692200
9thA10531100
10thB12681100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2018

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018: 28.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2018

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018: 34.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years