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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016, and 346 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2015 (311), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2016
254
Down 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
346
Down 21% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight20882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight29986%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 254, down 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 254
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February30 (12%)
  • March25 (9.8%)
  • April19 (7.5%)
  • May19 (7.5%)
  • June18 (7.1%)
  • July16 (6.3%)
  • August25 (9.8%)
  • September19 (7.5%)
  • October19 (7.5%)
  • November22 (8.7%)
  • December16 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (71%)
  • Wet or damp67 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph167 (66%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (57%)
  • Cyclist48 (14%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2553 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (61%)
  • Passenger94 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (10%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stockton-on-Tees ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2016.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2016

The A66 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016: 17, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66172312
2ndA1027162803
3rdA19162304
4thA1130111802
5thA1305111802
6thA135101004
7thA139101201
8thA17791201
9thA6791101
10thA104681200
11thA10445801
12thA6894402
13thA11853501
14thB12743301
15thA1782210
16thB12652301
17thA10321101
18thB12751200

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2016

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 116.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2016

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016: 67.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years