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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1980, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (661), and casualties fell from 854.

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

Collisions in 1980
643
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
793
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1980

2.8% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1980 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious11318%
  • Slight51280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious12416%
  • Slight65182%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 643, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (19%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.1%)
  • February54 (8.4%)
  • March49 (7.6%)
  • April52 (8.1%)
  • May39 (6.1%)
  • June65 (10%)
  • July59 (9.2%)
  • August45 (7%)
  • September55 (8.6%)
  • October62 (9.6%)
  • November65 (10%)
  • December46 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (60%)
  • Wet or damp223 (35%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph432 (67%)
  • 40 mph100 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph50 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph58 (9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (19%)
  • Roundabout43 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (41%)
  • Pedestrian192 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (20%)
  • Cyclist66 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20231 (29%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (12%)
  • 36 to 4563 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7525 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (53%)
  • Pedestrian192 (24%)
  • Passenger177 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (61%)
  • Motorcycle173 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Stockton-on-Tees

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stockton-on-Tees ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 132nd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1980

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1980: 52, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19528257
2ndA66395026
3rdA177344114
4thA139303306
5thA67263603
6thA1046242605
7thA1027172402
8thA135121913
9thA1044111305
10thA689101221
11thB127491104
12thB12756701
13thA10455801
14thA13054400
15thA1784400
16thB14252201
17thA10351201
18thA11301100
19thA11481100
20thA12071300

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1980

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 291.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1980

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1980: 140.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years