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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1997, and 760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1996 (591), and casualties fell from 807.

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

Collisions in 1997
561
Down 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
760
Down 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1997

1.1% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1997 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight49688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious699.1%
  • Slight68590%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 561, down 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.7%)
  • February46 (8.2%)
  • March51 (9.1%)
  • April30 (5.3%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June44 (7.8%)
  • July39 (7%)
  • August44 (7.8%)
  • September46 (8.2%)
  • October47 (8.4%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December53 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (61%)
  • Wet or damp206 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (62%)
  • 40 mph93 (17%)
  • 50 mph29 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph40 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph50 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (22%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (66%)
  • Pedestrian116 (15%)
  • Cyclist56 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (13%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35174 (23%)
  • 36 to 45109 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (57%)
  • Passenger210 (28%)
  • Pedestrian116 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car822 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 154th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1997

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1997: 29, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19294003
2ndA139233512
3rdA1027213104
4thA1305192703
5thA1045182800
6thA1130172411
7thA135172501
8thA1046162003
9thA66162512
10thA67132411
11thA17791400
12thA68991000
13thA10326710
14thA10446800
15thA11855702
16thB12754400
17thA1783500
18thB12743301
19thA10351200
20thA10611200

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1997

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 224.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1997

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1997: 147.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years