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County Durham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,009 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2012, and 1,544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (1,144), and casualties fell from 1,654.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,009
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,544
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
20
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
15% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2012

2% of collisions in County Durham in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious15615%
  • Slight83383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.6%
  • Serious17411%
  • Slight1,34687%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,009, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (14%)
  • Tuesday144 (14%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (16%)
  • Friday179 (18%)
  • Saturday111 (11%)
  • Sunday124 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59283 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (9.6%)
  • February78 (7.7%)
  • March90 (8.9%)
  • April79 (7.8%)
  • May88 (8.7%)
  • June79 (7.8%)
  • July92 (9.1%)
  • August68 (6.7%)
  • September86 (8.5%)
  • October95 (9.4%)
  • November81 (8%)
  • December76 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight770 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds806 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (16%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry618 (61%)
  • Wet or damp345 (34%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph574 (57%)
  • 40 mph68 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph272 (27%)
  • 70 mph79 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway798 (79%)
  • Roundabout100 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,008 (65%)
  • Pedestrian167 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist68 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1575 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20213 (14%)
  • 21 to 25160 (10%)
  • 26 to 35251 (16%)
  • 36 to 45247 (16%)
  • 46 to 55231 (15%)
  • 56 to 65138 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7576 (4.9%)
  • Over 7561 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider902 (58%)
  • Passenger475 (31%)
  • Pedestrian167 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,382 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle115 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 20th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2012

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area and North Lodge, County Durham, DH3 3SA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in County Durham in 2012, with 25 collisions each.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2012

The A167 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2012: 48, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167487404
2ndA690435706
3rdA6894169110
4thA688305526
5thA1(M)275022
6thA19264406
7thA691264605
8thA693255004
9thA181193511
10thA692192912
11thA1086182812
12thA177163002
13thA68131620
14thB1285132102
15thB6532131600
16thA67111302
17thB1280111300
18thB6282111701
19thB128391402
20thB132091301

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2012

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2012: 80.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2012

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2012: 122.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2012, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years