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Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023, and 174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2022 (135), and casualties fell from 189.

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

Collisions in 2023
128
Down 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
174
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023

0.8% of collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 18% in Redcar and Cleveland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3326%
  • Slight9473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight13879%

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar and Cleveland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 594 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 128, down 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (18%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (20%)
  • Thursday15 (12%)
  • Friday13 (10%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.8%)
  • February11 (8.6%)
  • March9 (7%)
  • April8 (6.3%)
  • May9 (7%)
  • June16 (13%)
  • July17 (13%)
  • August12 (9.4%)
  • September11 (8.6%)
  • October9 (7%)
  • November12 (9.4%)
  • December4 (3.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (78%)
  • Wet or damp26 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (59%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (11%)
  • 60 mph26 (20%)
  • 70 mph9 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (10%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (60%)
  • Pedestrian28 (16%)
  • Cyclist23 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2028 (16%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3521 (12%)
  • 36 to 4529 (17%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (61%)
  • Passenger39 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car166 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redcar and Cleveland in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redcar and Cleveland had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2023.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023

West Dyke, Redcar and Cleveland, TS10 2AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Redcar and Cleveland with the most crashes in 2023

The A174 had the most collisions in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redcar and Cleveland, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174192605
2ndA171112003
3rdA1085101102
4thA173101503
5thA6661101
6thB12695901
7thB13805501
8thA10421101
9thA10531100
10thB13661100

Towns in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2023

Eston had the most collisions of any town in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023: 39.

Postcode districts in Redcar and Cleveland: crashes in 2023

TS6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023: 51.

Latest crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Redcar and Cleveland in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Redcar and Cleveland road accidents in other years