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County Durham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,173 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2010, and 1,708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (1,384), and casualties fell from 2,078.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,173
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,708
Down 18% on 2009
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
13% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2010

1.2% of collisions in County Durham in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious14913%
  • Slight1,01086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious17010%
  • Slight1,52489%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,173, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (15%)
  • Tuesday165 (14%)
  • Wednesday191 (16%)
  • Thursday168 (14%)
  • Friday181 (15%)
  • Saturday165 (14%)
  • Sunday124 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59321 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.5%)
  • February92 (7.8%)
  • March121 (10%)
  • April88 (7.5%)
  • May89 (7.6%)
  • June105 (9%)
  • July93 (7.9%)
  • August96 (8.2%)
  • September113 (9.6%)
  • October85 (7.2%)
  • November114 (9.7%)
  • December89 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight898 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds948 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (9.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (59%)
  • Wet or damp342 (29%)
  • Frost or ice91 (7.8%)
  • Snow48 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph653 (56%)
  • 40 mph82 (7%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph331 (28%)
  • 70 mph90 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway939 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (10%)
  • Roundabout95 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,140 (67%)
  • Pedestrian180 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist79 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant66 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1066 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1588 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20268 (16%)
  • 21 to 25206 (12%)
  • 26 to 35293 (17%)
  • 36 to 45270 (16%)
  • 46 to 55220 (13%)
  • 56 to 65138 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7581 (4.7%)
  • Over 7547 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,031 (60%)
  • Passenger497 (29%)
  • Pedestrian180 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,605 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle110 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach72 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (1.7%)
  • Minibus15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How County Durham ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 15th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2010

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2010, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2010

The A167 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2010: 54, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167547713
2ndA689405807
3rdA1(M)365203
4thA688345005
5thA690344902
6thA19315602
7thA693284414
8thB6532284903
9thA691213912
10thA692213107
11thA181194002
12thB6282192213
13thA68182503
14thB1283172125
15thA1086152502
16thB6313152602
17thB1280142521
18thA177131904
19thA6076121501
20thA182101401

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2010

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2010: 88.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2010

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2010: 132.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2010, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years