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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 21,371 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025, and 28,420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 379 were fatal and 3,284 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 149 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (143), and casualties rose from 185 to 204.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
21,371
153rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28,420
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
379
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
149
Up 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees

1.8% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3791.8%
  • Serious3,28415%
  • Slight17,70883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4011.4%
  • Serious3,74013%
  • Slight24,27985%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockton-on-Tees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. In 2025 there were 149, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 149
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149204
2024143185
2023215298
2022205295
2021201264
2020177224
2019239323
2018184245
2017228325
2016254346
2015311437
2014276393
2013314418
2012337481
2011334466
2010320456
2009308423
2008349513
2007338482
2006407594
2005415605
2004481635
2003478625
2002477644
2001485677
2000480658
1999567785
1998552798
1997561760
1996591807
1995591787
1994611844
1993581767
1992642847
1991651844
1990700885
1989713908
1988627773
1987685892
1986661820
1985622787
1984663786
1983625740
1982675910
1981644817
1980643793
1979661854

When and where crashes happen in Stockton-on-Tees

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,986 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,084 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,262 (15%)
  • Thursday3,242 (15%)
  • Friday3,670 (17%)
  • Saturday2,926 (14%)
  • Sunday2,201 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59691 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59275 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,502 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,767 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,871 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,728 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,469 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,068 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,747 (8.2%)
  • February1,621 (7.6%)
  • March1,728 (8.1%)
  • April1,639 (7.7%)
  • May1,748 (8.2%)
  • June1,800 (8.4%)
  • July1,815 (8.5%)
  • August1,635 (7.7%)
  • September1,758 (8.2%)
  • October1,889 (8.8%)
  • November2,100 (9.8%)
  • December1,891 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,392 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,026 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting670 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown203 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,914 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,597 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds587 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds251 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds208 (1%)
  • Fog or mist109 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds45 (0.2%)
  • Other603 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,884 (65%)
  • Wet or damp6,715 (31%)
  • Frost or ice476 (2.2%)
  • Snow213 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep21 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph137 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph13,952 (65%)
  • 40 mph2,633 (12%)
  • 50 mph710 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph2,021 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph1,903 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,082 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway4,022 (19%)
  • Roundabout1,584 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road525 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded158 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,508 (55%)
  • Pedestrian5,044 (18%)
  • Cyclist2,671 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist2,606 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,021 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant731 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant430 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)184 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant99 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant91 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,065 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 101,632 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 152,132 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 204,927 (17%)
  • 21 to 253,520 (12%)
  • 26 to 355,063 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,754 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,691 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,716 (6%)
  • 66 to 751,132 (4%)
  • Over 75751 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,874 (56%)
  • Passenger7,502 (26%)
  • Pedestrian5,044 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,895 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,722 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle2,697 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,922 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach1,220 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes963 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car664 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle235 (0.6%)
  • Minibus127 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle25 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stockton-on-Tees ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 153rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
150thWinchester21,55929,8074804,965
151stWaverley21,54029,6143263,833
152ndElmbridge21,47427,6382233,430
153rdStockton-on-Tees (this area)21,37128,4203793,284
154thOxford21,14624,5841883,822
155thWindsor and Maidenhead21,08627,5413703,369
156thPowys20,84330,9376856,054

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees, with 805 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025: 1,558, including 41 fatal and 179 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA191,5582,31541179
2ndA1391,0041,23212140
3rdA10279351,27214149
4thA1778891,28823152
5thA1358171,07213102
6thA668111,26435114
7thA677591,09317124
8thA10465918021286
9thA1130577784376
10thA1305574769877
11thA1044413681578
12thA1045403531456
13thB12743704851363
14thA689294397739
15thA1185149248738
16thB1275147199620
17thA178137192322
18thB1425104131116
19thB12647010239
20thA103265106112

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 9,064.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025: 5,167.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees

Of the latest 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity