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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995, and casualties rose from 787.

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

Collisions in 1996
591
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
807
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996

1.7% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious549.1%
  • Slight52789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious678.3%
  • Slight73090%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 591, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.3%)
  • February49 (8.3%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April52 (8.8%)
  • May57 (9.6%)
  • June43 (7.3%)
  • July43 (7.3%)
  • August44 (7.4%)
  • September47 (8%)
  • October48 (8.1%)
  • November83 (14%)
  • December35 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (62%)
  • Wet or damp185 (31%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.1%)
  • Snow15 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph387 (65%)
  • 40 mph84 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph52 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph54 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (21%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (63%)
  • Pedestrian147 (18%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1053 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20108 (13%)
  • 21 to 2594 (12%)
  • 26 to 35193 (24%)
  • 36 to 45110 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (54%)
  • Passenger224 (28%)
  • Pedestrian147 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 137th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1996

The A1027 and A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996, with 32 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1027325812
2ndA19324323
3rdA66263406
4thA135253301
5thA1130222904
6thA139223103
7thA1046192511
8thA67183102
9thB1274142210
10thA177132110
11thA1305121420
12thA1045111502
13thA689111301
14thA10445610
15thA11854401
16thA10323400
17thA1743300
18thA1783400
19thB12643701
20thB13803400

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1996

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 258.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1996

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996: 142.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years