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Loftus road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, from 1979 to 2025, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 65 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
308
1,527th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
357
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
65
70 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Loftus

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight24078%

What the data shows

  • Loftus had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 47 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Loftus were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 102 children under 16 were killed or injured in Loftus, 29% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Loftus.

Where Loftus ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,527th
Most casualties
1,623rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,497th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (20%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (98%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (98%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian142 (40%)
  • Car occupant116 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Cyclist41 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Loftus road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Loftus, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Loftus peaked at 20 in 1983; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202311
202200
202133
202000
201922
201833
201736
201633
201533
201422
201334
20121316
201169
201034
200967
200856
200734
200633
200555
20041316
2003410
200267
200166
2000710
199911
19981415
199778
1996811
19951011
1994911
19931114
199266
19911314
1990811
19891111
1988911
198799
198644
19851516
19841313
19832021
19821010
198189
198078
1979910

Map of recent crashes in Loftus

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Loftus

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Loftus

The 24 most recent collisions in Loftus happened between 11 December 2013 and 13 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Loftus

The A174 has the most collisions in Loftus, 201 of 308 (65%), followed by the B1366 (16).

Collisions in Loftus on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174201238242
2ndB1366162001
3rdA17361011

Council area for Loftus

Loftus is in Redcar and Cleveland, where police recorded 15,471 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Loftus accounts for 2% of them.

Postcode district for Loftus

All 308 collisions in Loftus were in the TS13 postcode district.