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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1986, and 820 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (622), and casualties rose from 787.

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

Collisions in 1986
661
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
820
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
19
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1986

2.9% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1986 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.9%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight52379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.3%
  • Serious14718%
  • Slight65480%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 661, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (13%)
  • Friday126 (19%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.8%)
  • February38 (5.7%)
  • March55 (8.3%)
  • April57 (8.6%)
  • May59 (8.9%)
  • June50 (7.6%)
  • July46 (7%)
  • August43 (6.5%)
  • September46 (7%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December74 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds505 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (61%)
  • Wet or damp233 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.8%)
  • Snow10 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph467 (71%)
  • 40 mph67 (10%)
  • 60 mph67 (10%)
  • 70 mph59 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (15%)
  • Roundabout49 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (45%)
  • Pedestrian221 (27%)
  • Cyclist84 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1066 (8%)
  • 11 to 1588 (11%)
  • 16 to 20162 (20%)
  • 21 to 25125 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (47%)
  • Pedestrian221 (27%)
  • Passenger210 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (69%)
  • Motorcycle92 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach46 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1986

Map of the last 4 crashes of 1986 in Stockton-on-Tees

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

  • 4 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stockton-on-Tees ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 129th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1986

The A139 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1986: 40, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA139404103
2ndA135374914
3rdA177364316
4thA1027314207
5thA19283535
6thA66213316
7thA67212825
8thA1046202814
9thA1130192502
10thA1045171703
11thB1274171915
12thA1044162505
13thA1305131602
14thA6899900
15thA118571101
16thB14256702
17thB12644511
18thB12753301
19thA10852201
20thA1782200

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1986

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 261.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1986

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1986: 129.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years