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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 713 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1989, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1988 (627), and casualties rose from 773.

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

Collisions in 1989
713
Up 14% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
908
Up 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1989 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious8812%
  • Slight61286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious9811%
  • Slight79788%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 713, up 14% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday129 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.5%)
  • February64 (9%)
  • March66 (9.3%)
  • April63 (8.8%)
  • May58 (8.1%)
  • June52 (7.3%)
  • July57 (8%)
  • August55 (7.7%)
  • September46 (6.5%)
  • October79 (11%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December56 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight497 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry461 (65%)
  • Wet or damp217 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph484 (68%)
  • 40 mph84 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph74 (10%)
  • 70 mph55 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (23%)
  • Roundabout61 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (48%)
  • Pedestrian192 (21%)
  • Cyclist101 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (5.9%)
  • 6 to 1062 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20183 (20%)
  • 21 to 25122 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (10%)
  • 46 to 5561 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (52%)
  • Passenger240 (26%)
  • Pedestrian192 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 127th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1989

The A139 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1989: 63, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA139637008
2ndA177365914
3rdA19314223
4thA1027284506
5thA135283502
6thA1045262905
7thA67264014
8thA1130243012
9thA66243803
10thA1046202302
11thA1305121702
12thB127491002
13thB12758800
14thA104471100
15thA10856800
16thA11856811
17thA1786801
18thA6896812
19thB14256800
20thB65413302

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1989

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 307.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1989

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1989: 166.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years