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Redcar road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,946 road traffic collisions in Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 436 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,946
338th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,675
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
32
34 people killed
Serious collisions
436
461 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Redcar

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal321.1%
  • Serious43615%
  • Slight2,47884%

What the data shows

  • Redcar had 218 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 465 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Redcar were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 790 children under 16 were killed or injured in Redcar, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Redcar.

Where Redcar ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
338th
Most casualties
343rd
Most fatal collisions
323rd
Most serious collisions
377th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday403 (14%)
  • Tuesday400 (14%)
  • Wednesday385 (13%)
  • Thursday475 (16%)
  • Friday489 (17%)
  • Saturday461 (16%)
  • Sunday333 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,128 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit772 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,763 (94%)
  • Roundabout80 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,820 (96%)
  • 40 mph39 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph71 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,352 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds318 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds102 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.2%)
  • Other90 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,600 (44%)
  • Pedestrian945 (26%)
  • Cyclist445 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist428 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant130 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant52 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Redcar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redcar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Redcar peaked at 123 in 1979; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251722
20241823
20232638
20222429
20212431
20201622
20192231
20181824
20172736
20162638
20153247
20143752
20134862
20124774
20114559
20104360
20094252
20085062
20076188
20066085
20056489
20046688
20037394
20026576
20015262
20006476
19992226
19987083
199781112
199694112
19957996
199498120
19937098
19928098
199198117
199096117
198996108
19888292
198794110
198690107
1985109131
198487103
198393100
1982109138
198187111
1980121138
1979123138

Map of recent crashes in Redcar

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Redcar

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Redcar

The 24 most recent collisions in Redcar happened between 22 July 2024 and 15 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Redcar

The A1085 has the most collisions in Redcar, 300 of 2,946 (10%), followed by the A1042 (206).

Collisions in Redcar on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1085300391542
2ndA1042206290228
3rdB1269185243226
4thA1743700

Council area for Redcar

Redcar is in Redcar and Cleveland, where police recorded 15,471 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Redcar accounts for 19% of them.

Postcode district for Redcar

All 2,946 collisions in Redcar were in the TS10 postcode district.