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TS23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,024 road traffic collisions in the TS23 postcode district, Stockton-on-Tees, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,932 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 452 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,024
1,312th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,932
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
53 people killed
Serious collisions
452
502 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TS23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.7%
  • Serious45215%
  • Slight2,52283%

What the data shows

  • TS23 had 235 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 394 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in TS23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 737 children under 16 were killed or injured in TS23, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in TS23.

Where TS23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,312th
Most casualties
1,346th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
1,627th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday414 (14%)
  • Tuesday403 (13%)
  • Wednesday443 (15%)
  • Thursday500 (17%)
  • Friday543 (18%)
  • Saturday396 (13%)
  • Sunday325 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,152 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit787 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,802 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway838 (28%)
  • Roundabout336 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,158 (71%)
  • 40 mph445 (15%)
  • 50 mph43 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph164 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph207 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,354 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds400 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds89 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other91 (3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,985 (50%)
  • Pedestrian652 (17%)
  • Cyclist510 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist453 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant110 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant107 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TS23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TS23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TS23 peaked at 131 in 1989; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252131
20242129
20232438
20221518
20212024
20202738
20193644
20182128
20172440
20162636
20153959
20142545
20133748
20123748
20113962
20103646
20093444
20085995
20074263
20064665
20055883
20046387
20035979
20026594
20016888
20006994
199979101
199881104
19976984
199677113
199586111
19948098
199379100
199299124
199195107
199089117
1989131160
198890114
1987103130
198680101
198586107
198498121
1983105120
1982124157
1981130163
1980114141
1979118133

Map of recent crashes in TS23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TS23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TS23

The 24 most recent collisions in TS23 happened between 22 November 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TS23

The B1275 has the most collisions in TS23, 146 of 3,024 (4.8%), followed by the A1185 (136).

Collisions in TS23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1275146198620
2ndA1185136225634
3rdA1046132183430
4thA1027123173114
5thA19101139415
6thA68972100113
7thA139435806
8thA11844400

Council areas covering TS23

Collisions in TS23 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stockton-on-Tees has 2,996 of 3,024 (99%).

Collisions in TS23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockton-on-Tees2,9963,88949445
2ndHartlepool264117

Town in TS23

Of the 3,024 collisions in TS23, 2,390 (79%) were in Billingham.