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County Durham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,384 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2009, and 2,078 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2008 (1,238), and casualties rose from 1,914.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,384
Up 12% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
2,078
Up 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
15
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
12% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2009

1.1% of collisions in County Durham in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious16512%
  • Slight1,20487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious1899.1%
  • Slight1,87390%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,384, up 12% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday200 (14%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday185 (13%)
  • Thursday199 (14%)
  • Friday222 (16%)
  • Saturday206 (15%)
  • Sunday166 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59251 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59361 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (8.1%)
  • February97 (7%)
  • March120 (8.7%)
  • April97 (7%)
  • May118 (8.5%)
  • June114 (8.2%)
  • July130 (9.4%)
  • August116 (8.4%)
  • September120 (8.7%)
  • October131 (9.5%)
  • November128 (9.2%)
  • December101 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,020 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,119 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry871 (63%)
  • Wet or damp430 (31%)
  • Frost or ice44 (3.2%)
  • Snow33 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph735 (53%)
  • 40 mph90 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (1%)
  • 60 mph429 (31%)
  • 70 mph114 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,091 (79%)
  • Roundabout130 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,423 (68%)
  • Pedestrian210 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist84 (4%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1070 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15133 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20358 (17%)
  • 21 to 25281 (14%)
  • 26 to 35335 (16%)
  • 36 to 45319 (15%)
  • 46 to 55241 (12%)
  • 56 to 65155 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7593 (4.5%)
  • Over 7556 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,236 (59%)
  • Passenger632 (30%)
  • Pedestrian210 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,918 (77%)
  • Motorcycle164 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach64 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (0.9%)
  • Minibus17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 11th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2009

Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2009, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2009

The A690 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2009: 55, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690557017
2ndA6895480210
3rdA167508025
4thA688487304
5thA19448213
6thA1(M)437204
7thA691324905
8thA693304503
9thA181296815
10thB6532264003
11thB1320253503
12thA68222713
13thA177203015
14thB1283202603
15thA1086192602
16thA692183101
17thB1280182701
18thB6313183201
19thB6282162303
20thA6076122100

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2009

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2009: 87.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2009

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2009: 163.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years