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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1985, and 787 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (663), and casualties rose from 786.

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

Collisions in 1985
622
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
787
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1985

2.6% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1985 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious10717%
  • Slight49980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious13217%
  • Slight63781%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 622, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.3%)
  • February44 (7.1%)
  • March55 (8.8%)
  • April46 (7.4%)
  • May57 (9.2%)
  • June43 (6.9%)
  • July52 (8.4%)
  • August57 (9.2%)
  • September52 (8.4%)
  • October52 (8.4%)
  • November61 (9.8%)
  • December64 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds479 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (63%)
  • Wet or damp199 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.5%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph462 (74%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph66 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (16%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (42%)
  • Pedestrian192 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (12%)
  • Cyclist91 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1048 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1572 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20178 (23%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (13%)
  • 36 to 4588 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (50%)
  • Passenger202 (26%)
  • Pedestrian192 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (66%)
  • Motorcycle104 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (9%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 137th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1985

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1985: 53, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19538519
2ndA139505615
3rdA177325013
4thA66253230
5thA135222603
6thA67222813
7thA1130212505
8thA1027182105
9thA1045141513
10thB1274131811
11thA1046101514
12thA1305101300
13thB14258903
14thA104471502
15thA17871110
16thA6895501
17thA11854400
18thB12754601
19thA10853301
20thB12643600

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1985

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 280.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1985

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1985: 153.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years