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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2020 (177), and casualties rose from 224.

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

Collisions in 2021
201
Up 14% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
264
Up 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021

2% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight21782%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 201, up 14% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 201
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (11%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.5%)
  • February9 (4.5%)
  • March14 (7%)
  • April19 (9.5%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July14 (7%)
  • August20 (10%)
  • September15 (7.5%)
  • October18 (9%)
  • November16 (8%)
  • December16 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (81%)
  • Wet or damp31 (15%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph134 (67%)
  • 40 mph29 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (4%)
  • 70 mph14 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (59%)
  • Cyclist34 (13%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (13%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (14%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (68%)
  • Passenger50 (19%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2021.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2021

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021: 17, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19172101
2ndA1027152101
3rdA1305111602
4thA177111831
5thA135101601
6thA6791103
7thA10467900
8thA10444401
9thA6641002
10thA6894601
11thB12744401
12thA11303400
13thA1393300
14thA10322400
15thA1781100
16thB65411100

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2021

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 85.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2021

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021: 65.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2021, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years