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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2018 (184), and casualties rose from 245.

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

Collisions in 2019
239
Up 30% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
323
Up 32% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019

2.9% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious5523%
  • Slight17774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight25479%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 239, up 30% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 239
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (19%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.5%)
  • February18 (7.5%)
  • March23 (9.6%)
  • April21 (8.8%)
  • May19 (7.9%)
  • June12 (5%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August12 (5%)
  • September23 (9.6%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November21 (8.8%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (82%)
  • Wet or damp40 (17%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph147 (62%)
  • 40 mph31 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph17 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (55%)
  • Cyclist45 (14%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (11%)
  • 16 to 2025 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (64%)
  • Passenger71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (11%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2019.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2019

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19162403
2ndA177142411
3rdA67142713
4thA139121506
5thA66122422
6thA102791002
7thA104691203
8thA13571001
9thA13056601
10thA11305512
11thB12745601
12thA10444700
13thA6894502
14thA11853300
15thB12753511
16thA1782200
17thA1741100
18thB12651100

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2019

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 99.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2019

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019: 47.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years