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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2017 (228), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2018
184
Down 19% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
245
Down 25% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018

2.2% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight13774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19479%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 184, down 19% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 184
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday36 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (9.8%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.3%)
  • February15 (8.2%)
  • March11 (6%)
  • April15 (8.2%)
  • May16 (8.7%)
  • June17 (9.2%)
  • July17 (9.2%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September14 (7.6%)
  • October18 (9.8%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December18 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (77%)
  • Wet or damp39 (21%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph118 (64%)
  • 40 mph19 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph24 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (27%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (54%)
  • Pedestrian41 (17%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.7%)
  • Over 7516 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (62%)
  • Passenger53 (22%)
  • Pedestrian41 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2018.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2018

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018: 22, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19223603
2ndA1305172303
3rdA1027101201
4thA10468801
5thA6661001
6thA6761002
7thA11305501
8thA1394412
9thA1774501
10thA10443401
11thA1353400
12thA6893710
13thB12743300
14thA10321101
15thA1781200

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2018

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 82.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2018

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018: 63.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2018, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years