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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2018 (126), and casualties rose from 172.

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

Collisions in 2019
128
Up 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
184
Up 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019

3.1% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious3326%
  • Slight9171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious3620%
  • Slight14378%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 128, up 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 128
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday17 (13%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February7 (5.5%)
  • March10 (7.8%)
  • April13 (10%)
  • May8 (6.3%)
  • June13 (10%)
  • July9 (7%)
  • August9 (7%)
  • September7 (5.5%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November11 (8.6%)
  • December14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight103 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (80%)
  • Wet or damp23 (18%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (64%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (19%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (84%)
  • Roundabout13 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (58%)
  • Cyclist24 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2513 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3527 (15%)
  • 36 to 4534 (18%)
  • 46 to 5521 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.5%)
  • Over 7510 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (61%)
  • Passenger47 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (10%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2019.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019

South Bank, Redcar and Cleveland, TS6 6HJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2019

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019: 17, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174173119
2ndA1085141903
3rdA171142023
4thB138061002
5thB12685900
6thA664701
7thA1733500
8thB12693301
9thA10421100
10thA10531100
11thB13661200

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2019

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019: 27.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2019

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019: 34.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years