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Saltburn-by-the-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, from 1979 to 2025, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
353
1,412th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
428
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
61
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight28781%

What the data shows

  • Saltburn-by-the-Sea had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 50 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Saltburn-by-the-Sea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 95 children under 16 were killed or injured in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

Where Saltburn-by-the-Sea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,412th
Most casualties
1,462nd
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,566th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday44 (12%)
  • Saturday61 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph343 (97%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant202 (47%)
  • Pedestrian118 (28%)
  • Cyclist48 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Saltburn-by-the-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Saltburn-by-the-Sea peaked at 14 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
202444
202300
202266
202188
202000
201944
201833
201747
201644
201556
2014710
201378
201245
201166
201089
200968
200833
200724
200624
200567
200489
200367
2002810
20011012
20001013
199933
19981117
1997911
19961314
19951215
1994910
19931013
19921113
19911213
19901317
19891317
19881111
198778
19861014
19851317
19841013
1983911
19821418
19811111
198079
19791315

Map of recent crashes in Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Saltburn-by-the-Sea

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Saltburn-by-the-Sea

The 24 most recent collisions in Saltburn-by-the-Sea happened between 5 August 2018 and 31 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Saltburn-by-the-Sea

The A174 has the most collisions in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, 154 of 353 (44%), followed by the B1268 (19).

Collisions in Saltburn-by-the-Sea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA174154193422
2ndB1268192602

Council area for Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea is in Redcar and Cleveland, where police recorded 15,471 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Saltburn-by-the-Sea accounts for 2.3% of them.

Postcode district for Saltburn-by-the-Sea

All 353 collisions in Saltburn-by-the-Sea were in the TS12 postcode district.