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Stockton-on-Tees road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,068 road traffic collisions in Stockton-on-Tees from 1979 to 2025, and 11,429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 116 were fatal and 1,351 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 57 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1979
9,068
129th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
11,429
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
116
117 people killed
Serious collisions
1,351
1,459 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
57
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
78
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Stockton-on-Tees

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1161.3%
  • Serious1,35115%
  • Slight7,60184%

What the data shows

  • Stockton-on-Tees had 853 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 1,370 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,379 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stockton-on-Tees, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Stockton-on-Tees.

Where Stockton-on-Tees ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
129th
Most casualties
131st
Most fatal collisions
97th
Most serious collisions
140th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,251 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,360 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,394 (15%)
  • Thursday1,322 (15%)
  • Friday1,584 (17%)
  • Saturday1,258 (14%)
  • Sunday899 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,575 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,355 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown88 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,172 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,048 (12%)
  • Roundabout614 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road161 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded73 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph98 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph7,594 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,073 (12%)
  • 50 mph102 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph53 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph142 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,309 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,054 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds201 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.2%)
  • Other285 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,048 (44%)
  • Pedestrian2,965 (26%)
  • Cyclist1,146 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist1,093 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant613 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant243 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant200 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stockton-on-Tees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stockton-on-Tees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stockton-on-Tees peaked at 326 in 1987; 2025 had 57.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 57
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255778
20245464
202396122
202285118
202185107
20208092
201999125
20188291
201799119
2016116164
2015143194
2014115155
2013141187
2012151206
2011148188
2010125170
2009131174
2008136184
2007132174
2006148222
2005144208
2004188237
2003189230
2002187241
2001181228
2000198254
1999211270
1998201257
1997224303
1996259347
1995238299
1994253342
1993253297
1992294372
1991271335
1990321374
1989307389
1988299354
1987326395
1986261297
1985280348
1984295334
1983277317
1982298362
1981283347
1980291345
1979316413

Map of recent crashes in Stockton-on-Tees

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stockton-on-Tees

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stockton-on-Tees

The 24 most recent collisions in Stockton-on-Tees happened between 2 August and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stockton-on-Tees

The A139 has the most collisions in Stockton-on-Tees, 936 of 9,068 (10%), followed by the A1027 (749).

Collisions in Stockton-on-Tees on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1399361,14512128
2ndA10277491,02510128
3rdA1776759089106
4thA1305483638563
5thA135478614551
6thB12743654781262
7thA1046313390228
8thA66189270624
9thA1130155199020
10thA19143213516
11thA103251201
12thA10355602

Council area for Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees is in Stockton-on-Tees, where police recorded 21,371 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Stockton-on-Tees accounts for 42% of them.

Postcode districts in Stockton-on-Tees

Collisions in Stockton-on-Tees were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by TS18 (4,366) and TS19 (2,914).