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County Durham road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,144 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2011, and 1,654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (1,173), and casualties fell from 1,708.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,144
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,654
Down 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
14% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2011

1.5% of collisions in County Durham in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious15814%
  • Slight96985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious17711%
  • Slight1,45988%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,144, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (15%)
  • Tuesday154 (13%)
  • Wednesday187 (16%)
  • Thursday176 (15%)
  • Friday179 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (13%)
  • Sunday133 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59321 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (9.8%)
  • February85 (7.4%)
  • March101 (8.8%)
  • April84 (7.3%)
  • May104 (9.1%)
  • June98 (8.6%)
  • July87 (7.6%)
  • August75 (6.6%)
  • September95 (8.3%)
  • October100 (8.7%)
  • November102 (8.9%)
  • December101 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight862 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds939 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry747 (65%)
  • Wet or damp330 (29%)
  • Frost or ice60 (5.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph641 (56%)
  • 40 mph78 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph338 (30%)
  • 70 mph68 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway918 (80%)
  • Roundabout117 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,102 (67%)
  • Pedestrian185 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist76 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1061 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1593 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20222 (13%)
  • 21 to 25192 (12%)
  • 26 to 35258 (16%)
  • 36 to 45269 (16%)
  • 46 to 55221 (13%)
  • 56 to 65133 (8%)
  • 66 to 7598 (5.9%)
  • Over 7561 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider984 (59%)
  • Passenger485 (29%)
  • Pedestrian185 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,541 (76%)
  • Motorcycle129 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.4%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 14th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2011

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2011, with 35 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2011

The A690 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2011: 57, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690578515
2ndA167487308
3rdA689365515
4thA693364816
5thA688355316
6thA1(M)306005
7thA19233405
8thA692233614
9thA181223216
10thA691183304
11thB6532182702
12thA68162102
13thB1283162004
14thA177153002
15thA1086142111
16thB1320142101
17thB6313142202
18thB6282131702
19thB1280101402
20thB6173102101

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2011

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2011: 97.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2011

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2011: 149.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2011, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years