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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022, and 189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2021 (134), and casualties rose from 185.

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

Collisions in 2022
135
Up 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
189
Up 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022

3% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious4231%
  • Slight8966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4725%
  • Slight13873%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 135, up 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 135
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (11%)
  • Wednesday14 (10%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday27 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (19%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9.6%)
  • February6 (4.4%)
  • March16 (12%)
  • April12 (8.9%)
  • May6 (4.4%)
  • June14 (10%)
  • July10 (7.4%)
  • August13 (9.6%)
  • September11 (8.1%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November11 (8.1%)
  • December7 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (96%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (81%)
  • Wet or damp22 (16%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (60%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph27 (20%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (10%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (57%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)
  • Cyclist19 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (11%)
  • 16 to 2023 (12%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3534 (18%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5518 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (53%)
  • Passenger56 (30%)
  • Pedestrian33 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redcar and Cleveland ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2022.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022

Grangetown, Redcar and Cleveland, TS6 7HA area and West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2022

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022: 16, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174162505
2ndA1085111703
3rdA171111704
4thA17371103
5thA6671401
6thB13805701
7thA10424402
8thA10534501
9thB12692200
10thA1721301

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2022

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022: 29.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2022

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022: 39.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2022, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2022.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years