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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (338), and casualties rose from 482.

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

Collisions in 2008
349
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
513
Up 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008

2% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious5817%
  • Slight28481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight44487%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 349, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.7%)
  • February31 (8.9%)
  • March27 (7.7%)
  • April21 (6%)
  • May31 (8.9%)
  • June28 (8%)
  • July29 (8.3%)
  • August26 (7.4%)
  • September25 (7.2%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November32 (9.2%)
  • December32 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (72%)
  • Wet or damp83 (24%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph208 (60%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph31 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph32 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (21%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (64%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (63%)
  • Passenger133 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2008.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2008

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008: 33, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19335515
2ndA66212704
3rdA1305161903
4thA1027131701
5thA177121602
6thA67111501
7thA689111402
8thA135101500
9thA13991202
10thA104481201
11thA11307702
12thA10466602
13thA118541001
14thA10323501
15thB12743301
16thA1742400
17thA1782600
18thB12752500
19thB13802810

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2008

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 136.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2008

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008: 95.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years