Skip to main content
CrashStats

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 478 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002 (477), and casualties fell from 644.

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

Collisions in 2003
478
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
625
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003

2.3% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious7816%
  • Slight38981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious9615%
  • Slight51783%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 478, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (17%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February37 (7.7%)
  • March42 (8.8%)
  • April28 (5.9%)
  • May47 (9.8%)
  • June41 (8.6%)
  • July56 (12%)
  • August39 (8.2%)
  • September38 (7.9%)
  • October34 (7.1%)
  • November38 (7.9%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (69%)
  • Wet or damp124 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow10 (2.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph288 (60%)
  • 40 mph52 (11%)
  • 50 mph28 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph70 (15%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (26%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (62%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20100 (16%)
  • 21 to 25101 (16%)
  • 26 to 35108 (17%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (60%)
  • Passenger159 (25%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (74%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stockton-on-Tees ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 157th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2003

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003: 32, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19324424
2ndA67283929
3rdA1027273911
4thA66243812
5thA1305192301
6thA1130151903
7thA139151712
8thA135141504
9thA1046131700
10thA177132002
11thA1044101502
12thA1045101800
13thA68991000
14thA11855601
15thA1785901
16thA1744400
17thB12744400
18thA10323400
19thB12642200
20thB12652200

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2003

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 189.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2003

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003: 115.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years