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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2014 (276), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 2015
311
Up 13% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
437
Up 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6320%
  • Slight24779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight37185%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 311, up 13% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (18%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February26 (8.4%)
  • March27 (8.7%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May24 (7.7%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August18 (5.8%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December27 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (75%)
  • Wet or damp73 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph201 (65%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph31 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (58%)
  • Cyclist57 (13%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3579 (18%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (18%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (61%)
  • Passenger119 (27%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 171st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2015

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015: 26, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19264104
2ndA177192505
3rdA66162912
4thA1027142500
5thA1046121800
6thA13058801
7thA6781002
8thA1357902
9thA13971601
10thA11306701
11thA1786604
12thA6895701
13thB12745701
14thA10444401
15thA11853301
16thA1741101
17thB12651200
18thB12751100
19thB13801200
20thB65411200

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2015

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 143.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2015

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015: 84.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years