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Brotton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Brotton, Redcar and Cleveland, from 1979 to 2025, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
228
1,811th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
284
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
39
44 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brotton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18682%

What the data shows

  • Brotton had 11 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 28 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Brotton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 70 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brotton, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Brotton.

Where Brotton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,811th
Most casualties
1,871st
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (95%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant132 (46%)
  • Pedestrian79 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brotton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brotton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brotton peaked at 12 in 1982; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202424
202300
202200
202112
202000
201911
201811
201722
201633
201533
201455
201311
201223
201133
201045
200955
200822
200722
200612
200559
200478
200345
200211
200144
200047
199927
199847
199756
199657
1995915
19941015
199369
19921111
199133
1990810
198967
19881111
19871011
198655
19851011
19841016
19831011
19821213
19811213
198078
197989

Map of recent crashes in Brotton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brotton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brotton

The 24 most recent collisions in Brotton happened between 20 November 2011 and 24 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brotton

The A173 has the most collisions in Brotton, 65 of 228 (29%), followed by the A174 (64).

Collisions in Brotton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1736588214
2ndA174648407

Council area for Brotton

Brotton is in Redcar and Cleveland, where police recorded 15,471 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Brotton accounts for 1.5% of them.

Postcode district for Brotton

All 228 collisions in Brotton were in the TS12 postcode district.