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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2022 (205), and casualties rose from 295.

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

Collisions in 2023
215
Up 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
298
Up 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023

2.3% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 15% in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious5224%
  • Slight15873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5920%
  • Slight23479%

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 215, up 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 215
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (20%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (9.8%)
  • Sunday19 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (10%)
  • February13 (6%)
  • March20 (9.3%)
  • April13 (6%)
  • May16 (7.4%)
  • June18 (8.4%)
  • July19 (8.8%)
  • August20 (9.3%)
  • September21 (9.8%)
  • October15 (7%)
  • November15 (7%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (83%)
  • Wet or damp35 (16%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph138 (64%)
  • 40 mph28 (13%)
  • 50 mph13 (6%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph20 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (16%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (57%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)
  • Cyclist34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2026 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2520 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3562 (21%)
  • 36 to 4557 (19%)
  • 46 to 5536 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.4%)
  • Over 7512 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (63%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car280 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (9%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stockton-on-Tees in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stockton-on-Tees had the 170th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023

Stockton Town Centre, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1BT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023, with 31 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Stockton-on-Tees with the most crashes in 2023

The A19 had the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19162703
2ndA1305142103
3rdA1027131911
4thA104691301
5thA13581002
6thA6898901
7thA1777701
8thA10445902
9thA665802
10thA6751101
11thA1394802
12thB12744401
13thA11853611
14thB12752201
15thA10321100
16thA11301100
17thA1781100
18thB12641101

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2023

Stockton-on-Tees itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 96.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees: crashes in 2023

TS18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023: 58.

Latest crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Stockton-on-Tees in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents in other years