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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 627 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1988, and 773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1987 (685), and casualties fell from 892.

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

Collisions in 1988
627
Down 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
773
Down 13% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1988 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight54186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious8711%
  • Slight67788%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 627, down 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday119 (19%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.3%)
  • February42 (6.7%)
  • March45 (7.2%)
  • April45 (7.2%)
  • May47 (7.5%)
  • June52 (8.3%)
  • July49 (7.8%)
  • August48 (7.7%)
  • September64 (10%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November56 (8.9%)
  • December70 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds507 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (69%)
  • Wet or damp182 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph425 (68%)
  • 40 mph65 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph60 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph63 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway413 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (22%)
  • Roundabout60 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (44%)
  • Pedestrian180 (23%)
  • Cyclist87 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1051 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20157 (20%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (15%)
  • 36 to 45101 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (54%)
  • Pedestrian180 (23%)
  • Passenger179 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car708 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle88 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach54 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 142nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1988

The A139 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1988: 60, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA139607205
2ndA135374324
3rdA177364806
4thA19334305
5thA1027262903
6thA67263505
7thA66253321
8thA1045222501
9thA1130182103
10thB1274141801
11thA1046132013
12thA1305121402
13thA1044111811
14thA1788801
15thB12757700
16thB14256700
17thA6895601
18thA10854700
19thA11853900
20thB12653501

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1988

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 299.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1988

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1988: 168.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years