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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020, and 224 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (239), and casualties fell from 323.

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

Collisions in 2020
177
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
224
Down 31% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020

2.3% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight14481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight19085%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 177, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 177
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday37 (21%)
  • Saturday17 (9.6%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February20 (11%)
  • March14 (7.9%)
  • April7 (4%)
  • May7 (4%)
  • June14 (7.9%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August12 (6.8%)
  • September16 (9%)
  • October23 (13%)
  • November11 (6.2%)
  • December14 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (76%)
  • Wet or damp42 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph122 (69%)
  • 40 mph21 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (10%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (52%)
  • Cyclist38 (17%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2023 (10%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3548 (21%)
  • 36 to 4523 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (71%)
  • Passenger33 (15%)
  • Pedestrian33 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2020.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2020

The A1027 and A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020, with 10 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1027101101
2ndA19101202
3rdA1397802
4thA1356700
5thA17761301
6thA10445801
7thA13055601
8thA664400
9thA674510
10thB12754710
11thA10463402
12thA6893500
13thA11301100
14thA1741110
15thA1781101

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2020

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 80.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2020

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020: 46.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2020.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years