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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021, and 185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (116), and casualties rose from 156.

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

Collisions in 2021
134
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
185
Up 19% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021

1.5% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious4131%
  • Slight9168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4625%
  • Slight13774%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 134, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 134
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday24 (18%)
  • Wednesday23 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday20 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9%)
  • February13 (9.7%)
  • March10 (7.5%)
  • April11 (8.2%)
  • May8 (6%)
  • June13 (9.7%)
  • July12 (9%)
  • August11 (8.2%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October5 (3.7%)
  • November8 (6%)
  • December14 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (75%)
  • Wet or damp22 (16%)
  • Snow8 (6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (60%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (10%)
  • 60 mph29 (22%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (57%)
  • Pedestrian25 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (12%)
  • Cyclist16 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2012 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3542 (23%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (64%)
  • Passenger42 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (70%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2021.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2021

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174172405
2ndA171162515
3rdA1085111402
4thA17381203
5thB12696702
6thB13805604
7thA663700
8thA10422400
9thA11851100
10thB13661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2021

Eston and Redcar had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021, with 24 each.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2021

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021: 36.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2021.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years