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County Durham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,507 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2001, and 2,227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (1,573), and casualties fell from 2,250.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 59,228 collisions in County Durham.

Collisions in 2001
1,507
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,227
Down 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
24
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
11% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2001

1.6% of collisions in County Durham in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.6%
  • Serious16311%
  • Slight1,32088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.1%
  • Serious1948.7%
  • Slight2,00990%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,507, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025438561
2024452584
2023464610
2022507685
2021509699
2020498674
2019684929
20187561,083
20178391,250
20168051,177
20158661,242
20141,0131,585
20139491,369
20121,0091,544
20111,1441,654
20101,1731,708
20091,3842,078
20081,2381,914
20071,2701,973
20061,3091,947
20051,4552,139
20041,4372,142
20031,5452,336
20021,5752,308
20011,5072,227
20001,5732,250
19991,4702,163
19981,6542,472
19971,6612,536
19961,6462,534
19951,6762,456
19941,4572,132
19931,5322,304
19921,6822,423
19911,6192,345
19901,7262,568
19891,6322,424
19881,4321,996
19871,4802,130
19861,5092,120
19851,4582,069
19841,4331,987
19831,4091,865
19821,5122,138
19811,5322,115
19801,6272,230
19791,6822,248

When and where crashes happen in County Durham in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (13%)
  • Tuesday206 (14%)
  • Wednesday210 (14%)
  • Thursday219 (15%)
  • Friday255 (17%)
  • Saturday260 (17%)
  • Sunday158 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59189 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59239 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59268 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59344 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59253 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (8.6%)
  • February120 (8%)
  • March119 (7.9%)
  • April117 (7.8%)
  • May120 (8%)
  • June126 (8.4%)
  • July115 (7.6%)
  • August130 (8.6%)
  • September129 (8.6%)
  • October115 (7.6%)
  • November144 (9.6%)
  • December142 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,107 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,199 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (13%)
  • Fog or mist34 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry820 (54%)
  • Wet or damp593 (39%)
  • Frost or ice62 (4.1%)
  • Snow29 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph788 (52%)
  • 40 mph84 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph476 (32%)
  • 70 mph153 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,198 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway182 (12%)
  • Roundabout118 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,517 (68%)
  • Pedestrian255 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist88 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant81 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1084 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15140 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20304 (14%)
  • 21 to 25257 (12%)
  • 26 to 35503 (23%)
  • 36 to 45377 (17%)
  • 46 to 55243 (11%)
  • 56 to 65142 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7578 (3.5%)
  • Over 7551 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,306 (59%)
  • Passenger666 (30%)
  • Pedestrian255 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,111 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes148 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle132 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach78 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1%)
  • Minibus14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in County Durham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How County Durham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 21st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2001

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2001, with 36 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2001

The A1(M) had the most collisions in County Durham in 2001: 75, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1(M)75154010
2ndA6887010346
3rdA690578011
4thA6895685111
5thA167557627
6thA19426918
7thA691375404
8thA693334913
9thB6532305102
10thA1086244211
11thB6282233412
12thA177213314
13thA181203001
14thB1280204204
15thB6313203611
16thA692192602
17thB1283141503
18thB6302141803
19thA68132113
20thB1278131800

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2001

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2001: 110.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2001

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2001: 179.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years