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Middlesbrough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,467 road traffic collisions in Middlesbrough from 1979 to 2025, and 21,996 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 201 were fatal and 2,454 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 115 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (136).

Collisions since 1979
17,467
74th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
21,996
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
201
205 people killed
Serious collisions
2,454
2,629 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
115
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
131
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Middlesbrough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2011.2%
  • Serious2,45414%
  • Slight14,81285%

What the data shows

  • Middlesbrough had 1,577 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 2,528 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Middlesbrough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,713 children under 16 were killed or injured in Middlesbrough, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Middlesbrough.

Where Middlesbrough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
74th
Most casualties
73rd
Most fatal collisions
59th
Most serious collisions
83rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,572 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,525 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,463 (14%)
  • Thursday2,733 (16%)
  • Friday2,945 (17%)
  • Saturday2,521 (14%)
  • Sunday1,708 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,391 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,815 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown170 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,103 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway1,210 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout754 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road261 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded139 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph499 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph15,206 (87%)
  • 40 mph1,226 (7%)
  • 50 mph307 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph113 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph98 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,064 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,121 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds394 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds188 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds110 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist50 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.1%)
  • Other475 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant10,032 (46%)
  • Pedestrian6,045 (27%)
  • Cyclist2,260 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist1,697 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant760 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant615 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant391 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant67 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant50 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Middlesbrough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlesbrough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Middlesbrough peaked at 667 in 1990; 2025 had 115.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 115
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025115131
2024136179
2023147173
2022175223
2021140169
2020148191
2019160206
2018176243
2017173225
2016207275
2015252350
2014243313
2013218266
2012263344
2011239296
2010265359
2009244341
2008271384
2007250359
2006283388
2005308415
2004346457
2003393497
2002411537
2001279363
2000435584
1999294376
1998461590
1997446574
1996501641
1995467572
1994536657
1993508643
1992513632
1991550675
1990667833
1989622757
1988595719
1987546652
1986524652
1985527646
1984581695
1983536636
1982569685
1981629763
1980578679
1979540651

Map of recent crashes in Middlesbrough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Middlesbrough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Middlesbrough

The 24 most recent collisions in Middlesbrough happened between 2 October and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Middlesbrough

The A172 has the most collisions in Middlesbrough, 1,664 of 17,467 (9.5%), followed by the A171 (1,122).

Collisions in Middlesbrough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1721,6642,19516234
2ndA1711,1221,43815164
3rdA10321,0161,26914139
4thB12728271,0777104
5thA10857411,00717117
6thA665387481151
7thB1380384511762
8thA175295361549
9thB6541263353137
10thA1130131160222
11thA178128172117
12thA1746198314
13thB1365365313
14thA19152732
15thA1043111400
16thA104481112
17thB12673300

Council areas covering Middlesbrough

Collisions in Middlesbrough were recorded in 4 council areas. Middlesbrough has 16,636 of 17,467 (95%).

Collisions in Middlesbrough by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMiddlesbrough16,63620,9281912,321
2ndRedcar and Cleveland8121,04310131
3rdStockton-on-Tees142002
4thHartlepool5500

Postcode districts in Middlesbrough

Collisions in Middlesbrough were recorded in 9 postcode districts, led by TS1 (4,866) and TS5 (3,696).