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County Durham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 866 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2015, and 1,242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2014 (1,013), and casualties fell from 1,585.

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

Collisions in 2015
866
Down 15% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,242
Down 22% on 2014
Fatal collisions
24
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
20% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2015

2.8% of collisions in County Durham in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242.8%
  • Serious16920%
  • Slight67378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.1%
  • Serious18515%
  • Slight1,03183%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 866, down 15% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (13%)
  • Tuesday133 (15%)
  • Wednesday117 (14%)
  • Thursday150 (17%)
  • Friday140 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.6%)
  • February48 (5.5%)
  • March72 (8.3%)
  • April72 (8.3%)
  • May92 (11%)
  • June61 (7%)
  • July84 (9.7%)
  • August81 (9.4%)
  • September70 (8.1%)
  • October71 (8.2%)
  • November74 (8.5%)
  • December75 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight651 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit160 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds703 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry595 (69%)
  • Wet or damp248 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph463 (53%)
  • 40 mph76 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph254 (29%)
  • 70 mph58 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (80%)
  • Roundabout93 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant805 (65%)
  • Pedestrian141 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (8%)
  • Cyclist80 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20141 (11%)
  • 21 to 25139 (11%)
  • 26 to 35251 (20%)
  • 36 to 45166 (13%)
  • 46 to 55178 (14%)
  • 56 to 65108 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7567 (5.4%)
  • Over 7562 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider747 (60%)
  • Passenger354 (29%)
  • Pedestrian141 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,178 (75%)
  • Motorcycle104 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 30th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2015

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2015, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2015

The A690 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2015: 52, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6905265210
2ndA167426113
3rdA688314125
4thA6893047212
5thA177244502
6thA19213706
7thA693213103
8thB6532213433
9thA691193406
10thA692162513
11thA1(M)152120
12thA1086121703
13thA68111203
14thB1283111503
15thA181101901
16thB6313101603
17thB132091002
18thA6781311
19thB128081701
20thB630281002

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2015

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2015: 62.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2015

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2015: 102.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2015, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years