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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (254), and casualties fell from 346.

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

Collisions in 2017
228
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
325
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4419%
  • Slight18380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27585%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 228, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 228
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (19%)
  • Thursday40 (18%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (10%)
  • Sunday24 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February20 (8.8%)
  • March16 (7%)
  • April21 (9.2%)
  • May12 (5.3%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August12 (5.3%)
  • September21 (9.2%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December11 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (77%)
  • Wet or damp46 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph140 (61%)
  • 40 mph28 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (7%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph24 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (59%)
  • Cyclist40 (12%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2043 (13%)
  • 21 to 2534 (10%)
  • 26 to 3557 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (17%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider192 (59%)
  • Passenger93 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2017.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2017

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017: 18, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19182706
2ndA177131713
3rdA1305122102
4thA139121300
5thA1027111703
6thA66111402
7thA1130101202
8thA135101302
9thA104691102
10thA6771400
11thA6897701
12thA10445900
13thB12753901
14thB12642301
15thA1781200
16thB12741100

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2017

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 99.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2017

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017: 71.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years