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County Durham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,270 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2007, and 1,973 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (1,309), and casualties rose from 1,947.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,270
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,973
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
23
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
14% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2007

1.8% of collisions in County Durham in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious17614%
  • Slight1,07184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.2%
  • Serious1929.7%
  • Slight1,75889%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,270, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday195 (15%)
  • Tuesday177 (14%)
  • Wednesday175 (14%)
  • Thursday199 (16%)
  • Friday206 (16%)
  • Saturday173 (14%)
  • Sunday145 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59344 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January113 (8.9%)
  • February81 (6.4%)
  • March92 (7.2%)
  • April86 (6.8%)
  • May94 (7.4%)
  • June105 (8.3%)
  • July116 (9.1%)
  • August102 (8%)
  • September123 (9.7%)
  • October115 (9.1%)
  • November133 (10%)
  • December110 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight930 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,047 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry809 (64%)
  • Wet or damp431 (34%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph689 (54%)
  • 40 mph99 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph375 (30%)
  • 70 mph96 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,067 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout80 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,383 (70%)
  • Pedestrian194 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant92 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist66 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1064 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15112 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20373 (19%)
  • 21 to 25253 (13%)
  • 26 to 35318 (16%)
  • 36 to 45348 (18%)
  • 46 to 55215 (11%)
  • 56 to 65131 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7565 (3.3%)
  • Over 7560 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,169 (59%)
  • Passenger610 (31%)
  • Pedestrian194 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,820 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes175 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle128 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (1.5%)
  • Minibus22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 17th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2007

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2007, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2007

The A690 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2007: 53, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690537816
2ndA167528915
3rdA688497709
4thA689437408
5thA1(M)387907
6thA693264302
7thB6532264603
8thA177243326
9thA181243423
10thA19244012
11thA691234402
12thB1285223505
13thB6282202804
14thB1280183105
15thA68172212
16thA692173623
17thA1086161803
18thB1283152402
19thA66112114
20thA67111900

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2007

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2007: 102.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2007

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2007: 153.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2007, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years