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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2021 (201), and casualties rose from 264.

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

Collisions in 2022
205
Up 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
295
Up 12% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022

1.5% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4823%
  • Slight15475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5519%
  • Slight23780%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 205, up 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 205
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (19%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday16 (7.8%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February8 (3.9%)
  • March17 (8.3%)
  • April12 (5.9%)
  • May16 (7.8%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July20 (9.8%)
  • August15 (7.3%)
  • September19 (9.3%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December16 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (76%)
  • Wet or damp48 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph128 (62%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph27 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (18%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (60%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2537 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (12%)
  • 66 to 7528 (9.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (67%)
  • Passenger61 (21%)
  • Pedestrian36 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2022.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2022

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022: 23, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19233813
2ndA1027172002
3rdA66142103
4thA130591202
5thA13591304
6thA1776801
7thA104451400
8thA10465702
9thA1394701
10thB12744610
11thA11303602
12thA11852602
13thA6892201
14thA10321101
15thA1781200
16thA671100
17thB12641100
18thB65411100

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2022

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 85.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2022

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022: 55.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years