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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1979, and 854 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 21,371 collisions in Stockton-on-Tees.

Collisions in 1979
661
Casualties in 1979
854
Fatal collisions
33
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1979

5% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1979 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal335%
  • Serious12619%
  • Slight50276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal354.1%
  • Serious14817%
  • Slight67179%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 661.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday126 (19%)
  • Saturday80 (12%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.9%)
  • February56 (8.5%)
  • March46 (7%)
  • April44 (6.7%)
  • May43 (6.5%)
  • June56 (8.5%)
  • July49 (7.4%)
  • August55 (8.3%)
  • September47 (7.1%)
  • October60 (9.1%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December73 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight435 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (32%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other333 (50%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (58%)
  • Wet or damp233 (35%)
  • Snow36 (5.4%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph453 (69%)
  • 40 mph108 (16%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph47 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph49 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded53 (8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (25%)
  • Pedestrian191 (22%)
  • Cyclist62 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (4%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20231 (27%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35130 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (54%)
  • Passenger198 (23%)
  • Pedestrian191 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car618 (58%)
  • Motorcycle210 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Stockton-on-Tees

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stockton-on-Tees ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 127th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1979

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1979: 53, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA195377212
2ndA1773550110
3rdA66274244
4thA135253307
5thA1046192315
6thA1027152033
7thA67131501
8thA139111302
9thA104571210
10thB12747711
11thA10445702
12thA11305701
13thA13054701
14thA1784402
15thA6894500
16thB12643700
17thB12753301
18thA1722200
19thA10851200
20thA11841100

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1979

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 316.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1979

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1979: 151.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1979, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years