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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1998, and 798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (561), and casualties rose from 760.

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

Collisions in 1998
552
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
798
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight47185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8711%
  • Slight70388%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 552, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (17%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.9%)
  • February35 (6.3%)
  • March55 (10%)
  • April42 (7.6%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June46 (8.3%)
  • July58 (11%)
  • August37 (6.7%)
  • September40 (7.2%)
  • October43 (7.8%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December40 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (56%)
  • Wet or damp237 (43%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (62%)
  • 40 mph78 (14%)
  • 50 mph36 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph64 (12%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (22%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (66%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1053 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20109 (14%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35180 (23%)
  • 36 to 45107 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (52%)
  • Passenger270 (34%)
  • Pedestrian110 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car809 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.7%)
  • Motorcycle25 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 152nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 1998

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 1998: 34, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19345702
2ndA1130264004
3rdA139242808
4thA135233411
5thA66234403
6thA1046202700
7thA1305193004
8thA67183212
9thA1027172201
10thA1045172214
11thA177163004
12thA1044152503
13thA10326801
14thA11856910
15thA68961100
16thB127461010
17thB12755900
18thA1783400
19thB14253710
20thB12652200

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1998

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 201.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 1998

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 1998: 140.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years