Crap Towns / Middlesbrough / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Middlesbrough?
There were 3.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Middlesbrough from 2021 to 2025, 29% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 2.8, down from 3.0 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Eston | 4.3 km | 3.3 |
| Middlesbrough | – | 3.1 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 7.7 km | 2.6 |
| Egglescliffe | 9.6 km | 2.1 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 5.0 km | 1.9 |
| Billingham | 6.6 km | 1.8 |
| Redcar | 10.9 km | 1.7 |
| Guisborough | 10.4 km | 1.5 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 7.5 km | 0.9 |
| Yarm | 10.2 km | 0.8 |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 13.2 km | 0.6 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |