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TS18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,172 road traffic collisions in the TS18 postcode district, Stockton-on-Tees, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 659 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
5,172
519th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,741
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
63 people killed
Serious collisions
659
730 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
47
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TS18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal611.2%
  • Serious65913%
  • Slight4,45286%

What the data shows

  • TS18 had 540 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 857 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in TS18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 789 children under 16 were killed or injured in TS18, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in TS18.

Where TS18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
519th
Most casualties
532nd
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
1,049th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday736 (14%)
  • Tuesday781 (15%)
  • Wednesday822 (16%)
  • Thursday742 (14%)
  • Friday934 (18%)
  • Saturday703 (14%)
  • Sunday454 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,812 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,281 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,157 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway1,302 (25%)
  • Roundabout502 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road175 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph60 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,678 (71%)
  • 40 mph738 (14%)
  • 50 mph163 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph85 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph448 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,146 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds620 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds127 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other151 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,438 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,334 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist578 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist551 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant429 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant174 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant142 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TS18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TS18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TS18 peaked at 173 in 1990; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253447
20243446
20235876
20225574
20216588
20204650
20194760
20186381
20177189
20166799
201584112
201473106
201392123
201286116
201190120
201081116
200987126
200895132
200780120
200689130
200597144
2004113141
2003115146
2002119162
2001113157
2000105143
1999115155
1998140201
1997147203
1996142184
1995148196
1994127173
1993139167
1992161214
1991148174
1990173200
1989167211
1988168196
1987162201
1986129143
1985153183
1984163201
1983158183
1982157228
1981125148
1980140169
1979151207

Map of recent crashes in TS18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TS18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TS18

The 24 most recent collisions in TS18 happened between 17 April and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TS18

The A1305 has the most collisions in TS18, 569 of 5,172 (11%), followed by the A135 (530).

Collisions in TS18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1305569762876
2ndA135530681657
3rdA19460701540
4thA139362427540
5thA1027361521147
6thA1046359492328
7thA66287421937
8thA1130163209121
9thA17797118217
10thA1032498209
11thA1085273917
12thA10357902

Council areas covering TS18

Collisions in TS18 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stockton-on-Tees has 5,167 of 5,172 (99.9%).

Collisions in TS18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockton-on-Tees5,1676,73561659
2ndMiddlesbrough5600

Towns in TS18

Collisions in TS18 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Stockton-on-Tees (4,366) and Billingham (8).