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County Durham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,013 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2014, and 1,585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (949), and casualties rose from 1,369.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,013
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,585
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
14% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2014

1.6% of collisions in County Durham in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious14114%
  • Slight85685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious16510%
  • Slight1,40389%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,013, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (16%)
  • Tuesday131 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday163 (16%)
  • Friday177 (17%)
  • Saturday115 (11%)
  • Sunday106 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.5%)
  • February76 (7.5%)
  • March79 (7.8%)
  • April66 (6.5%)
  • May97 (9.6%)
  • June94 (9.3%)
  • July82 (8.1%)
  • August96 (9.5%)
  • September79 (7.8%)
  • October94 (9.3%)
  • November86 (8.5%)
  • December78 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight759 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds832 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (11%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry670 (66%)
  • Wet or damp322 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph559 (55%)
  • 40 mph74 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph290 (29%)
  • 70 mph71 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway792 (78%)
  • Roundabout137 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,007 (64%)
  • Pedestrian149 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant140 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (6%)
  • Cyclist79 (5%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15157 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20225 (14%)
  • 21 to 25196 (12%)
  • 26 to 35270 (17%)
  • 36 to 45204 (13%)
  • 46 to 55223 (14%)
  • 56 to 65115 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.7%)
  • Over 7542 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider881 (56%)
  • Passenger555 (35%)
  • Pedestrian149 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,437 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle102 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 19th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2014

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2014, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2014

The A167 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2014: 66, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1676697110
2ndA690447103
3rdA688325619
4thA689325115
5thA1(M)294512
6thA691253604
7thA693223202
8thB6532203002
9thA19162512
10thA692152101
11thA177142422
12thA181142302
13thB1283142301
14thA68132011
15thB6282132000
16thA1086101505
17thA6076101601
18thA6691201
19thB128591704
20thB132091201

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2014

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2014: 90.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2014

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2014: 144.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years