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TS3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,089 road traffic collisions in the TS3 postcode district, Middlesbrough, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 63 were fatal and 649 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 43% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
4,089
859th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,139
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
63
64 people killed
Serious collisions
649
734 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 43% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Down 44% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TS3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal631.5%
  • Serious64916%
  • Slight3,37783%

What the data shows

  • TS3 had 355 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 541 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in TS3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,304 children under 16 were killed or injured in TS3, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in TS3.

Where TS3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
859th
Most casualties
952nd
Most fatal collisions
855th
Most serious collisions
1,070th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday576 (14%)
  • Tuesday563 (14%)
  • Wednesday588 (14%)
  • Thursday646 (16%)
  • Friday705 (17%)
  • Saturday616 (15%)
  • Sunday395 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,936 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,095 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,259 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway535 (13%)
  • Roundabout225 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded48 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph140 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph3,239 (79%)
  • 40 mph451 (11%)
  • 50 mph248 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,290 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds463 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds109 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other140 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,267 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,473 (29%)
  • Cyclist469 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist438 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant182 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant131 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant122 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TS3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TS3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TS3 peaked at 162 in 1990; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252432
20244257
20233136
20222735
20213650
20203446
20193345
20182946
20174663
20165369
20155997
20144959
20135566
20125873
20115677
20105471
20094767
20085576
20074760
20066179
20056881
200483105
200393117
2002109139
200181110
2000108146
19997199
1998114145
1997121152
1996119146
1995121139
1994129159
1993114140
1992124152
1991129149
1990162212
1989139176
1988138168
1987120140
1986116143
1985105131
1984129153
1983114137
1982132162
1981162192
1980144175
1979148167

Map of recent crashes in TS3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TS3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TS3

The 24 most recent collisions in TS3 happened between 14 January and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TS3

The A171 has the most collisions in TS3, 796 of 4,089 (19%), followed by the A1085 (321).

Collisions in TS3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1717961,01612127
2ndA10853214511170
3rdA66315435331
4thB1380179260228
5thA175465327
6thA1724502
7thA1743301

Council areas covering TS3

Collisions in TS3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Middlesbrough has 3,989 of 4,089 (98%).

Collisions in TS3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMiddlesbrough3,9895,00661630
2ndRedcar and Cleveland98131219

Town in TS3

Of the 4,089 collisions in TS3, 3,627 (89%) were in Middlesbrough.