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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1981, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (643), and casualties rose from 793.

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

Collisions in 1981
644
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
817
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1981 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious9715%
  • Slight53383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight69485%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 644, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.7%)
  • February44 (6.8%)
  • March53 (8.2%)
  • April65 (10%)
  • May65 (10%)
  • June49 (7.6%)
  • July52 (8.1%)
  • August57 (8.9%)
  • September52 (8.1%)
  • October59 (9.2%)
  • November59 (9.2%)
  • December46 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (61%)
  • Wet or damp220 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph427 (66%)
  • 40 mph90 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph65 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (18%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (22%)
  • Pedestrian176 (22%)
  • Cyclist72 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (4%)
  • 6 to 1060 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20214 (26%)
  • 21 to 2596 (12%)
  • 26 to 35137 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (52%)
  • Passenger214 (26%)
  • Pedestrian176 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (59%)
  • Motorcycle185 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach49 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 125th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1981

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1981: 64, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19648325
2ndA177385805
3rdA66222904
4thA67223322
5thA1027202804
6thA139202204
7thA135171903
8thA1046121601
9thA10458901
10thA104471402
11thB127471302
12thA13055500
13thA17851002
14thA6895710
15thA10853512
16thA11303300
17thB12643300
18thB12752300
19thA10421101
20thA10481100

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1981

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 283.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1981

TS23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1981: 130.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1981, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years