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County Durham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 805 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2016, and 1,177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (866), and casualties fell from 1,242.

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

Collisions in 2016
805
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,177
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
22
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
18% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2016

2.7% of collisions in County Durham in 2016 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.7%
  • Serious14418%
  • Slight63979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious15713%
  • Slight99885%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 805, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (13%)
  • Tuesday116 (14%)
  • Wednesday127 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (13%)
  • Friday151 (19%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday98 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (8%)
  • February56 (7%)
  • March66 (8.2%)
  • April73 (9.1%)
  • May78 (9.7%)
  • June79 (9.8%)
  • July67 (8.3%)
  • August57 (7.1%)
  • September64 (8%)
  • October76 (9.4%)
  • November61 (7.6%)
  • December64 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight612 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds670 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (67%)
  • Wet or damp251 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph449 (56%)
  • 40 mph70 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph225 (28%)
  • 70 mph47 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway645 (80%)
  • Roundabout91 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant769 (65%)
  • Pedestrian151 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist68 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7%)
  • 16 to 20146 (12%)
  • 21 to 25130 (11%)
  • 26 to 35209 (18%)
  • 36 to 45145 (12%)
  • 46 to 55157 (13%)
  • 56 to 65106 (9%)
  • 66 to 7569 (5.9%)
  • Over 7544 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider670 (57%)
  • Passenger356 (30%)
  • Pedestrian151 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,123 (76%)
  • Motorcycle85 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 32nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2016

Framwellgate & Newton Hall, County Durham, DH1 5AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2016, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2016

The A167 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2016: 39, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1673961011
2ndA690303905
3rdA688264623
4thA689254137
5thA691253902
6thA693233416
7thA19213703
8thA1086202915
9thA1(M)193714
10thA692141901
11thA67132203
12thB6532131701
13thB1280122012
14thA181111411
15thA177101102
16thA68101502
17thB12838900
18thB132081103
19thB628281310
20thA6947902

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2016

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2016: 59.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2016

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2016: 92.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2016, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years