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

Police recorded 2,123 road traffic collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 334 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,123
438th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,701
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
24 people killed
Serious collisions
334
360 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Thornaby-on-Tees

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.1%
  • Serious33416%
  • Slight1,76583%

What the data shows

  • Thornaby-on-Tees had 183 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 317 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 663 children under 16 were killed or injured in Thornaby-on-Tees, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees.

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

Most collisions
438th
Most casualties
437th
Most fatal collisions
413th
Most serious collisions
461st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday297 (14%)
  • Tuesday282 (13%)
  • Wednesday320 (15%)
  • Thursday328 (15%)
  • Friday368 (17%)
  • Saturday306 (14%)
  • Sunday222 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,562 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit534 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,668 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (11%)
  • Roundabout112 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph1,668 (79%)
  • 40 mph269 (13%)
  • 50 mph48 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph40 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph64 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,732 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds245 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,271 (47%)
  • Pedestrian663 (25%)
  • Cyclist291 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Thornaby-on-Tees road accidents by year

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

Collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees peaked at 80 in 1989; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251519
202488
20232330
20222028
20212025
20201519
20192328
20181520
20172441
20162023
20153044
20143352
20132630
20123545
20113041
20103357
20092533
20082540
20073048
20065067
20053657
20044966
20033754
20025264
20014863
20005067
19995572
199869111
19977095
19966776
19957089
19947395
19936378
19926070
19916175
19906070
19898091
19886366
19876071
19865458
19856367
19846773
19835859
19826471
19816280
19806880
19796485

Map of recent crashes in Thornaby-on-Tees

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

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Thornaby-on-Tees

The 24 most recent collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees happened between 5 December 2023 and 18 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Thornaby-on-Tees

The A1045 has the most collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees, 316 of 2,123 (15%), followed by the A1130 (140).

Collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1045316407445
2ndA1130140212023
3rdB142598123114
4thA1966120212
5thA66467013
6thA1044365507
7thA174111112
8thB65416801

Council areas covering Thornaby-on-Tees

Collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees were recorded in 2 council areas. Stockton-on-Tees has 2,028 of 2,123 (96%).

Collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStockton-on-Tees2,0282,54722318
2ndMiddlesbrough93152216

Postcode districts in Thornaby-on-Tees

Collisions in Thornaby-on-Tees were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by TS17 (2,051) and TS5 (49).