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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 685 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1987, and 892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (661), and casualties rose from 820.

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

Collisions in 1987
685
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
892
Up 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1987

2.5% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1987 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious10015%
  • Slight56883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious12214%
  • Slight75184%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 685, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday88 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday113 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.9%)
  • February41 (6%)
  • March49 (7.2%)
  • April48 (7%)
  • May66 (9.6%)
  • June113 (16%)
  • July48 (7%)
  • August48 (7%)
  • September62 (9.1%)
  • October67 (9.8%)
  • November50 (7.3%)
  • December46 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight505 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds530 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (61%)
  • Wet or damp246 (36%)
  • Snow10 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph498 (73%)
  • 40 mph63 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph67 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph57 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway490 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (20%)
  • Roundabout42 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (46%)
  • Pedestrian223 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (12%)
  • Cyclist70 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1068 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20199 (22%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35152 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (46%)
  • Passenger263 (29%)
  • Pedestrian223 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (66%)
  • Motorcycle111 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach57 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 118th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1987

The A139 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1987: 59, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA139596624
2ndA19486323
3rdA1027344605
4thA177313604
5thA1130263302
6thA67264216
7thA135192611
8thB1274192506
9thA1045172504
10thA1305171823
11thA1046161701
12thA66152611
13thA1044122802
14thA118561111
15thB12755510
16thB14255801
17thA1783501
18thA6892200
19thB12642200
20thA10851100

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1987

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 326.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1987

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1987: 162.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1987, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years