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County Durham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 839 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2017, and 1,250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (805), and casualties rose from 1,177.

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

Collisions in 2017
839
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,250
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
18
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
19% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2017

2.1% of collisions in County Durham in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious16119%
  • Slight66079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious18315%
  • Slight1,04984%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 839, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday135 (16%)
  • Friday138 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.3%)
  • February54 (6.4%)
  • March61 (7.3%)
  • April69 (8.2%)
  • May67 (8%)
  • June82 (9.8%)
  • July72 (8.6%)
  • August71 (8.5%)
  • September79 (9.4%)
  • October75 (8.9%)
  • November65 (7.7%)
  • December74 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight623 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds712 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry592 (71%)
  • Wet or damp215 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.4%)
  • Snow10 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph475 (57%)
  • 40 mph58 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph219 (26%)
  • 70 mph60 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway677 (81%)
  • Roundabout76 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant835 (67%)
  • Pedestrian165 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist65 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20148 (12%)
  • 21 to 25132 (11%)
  • 26 to 35257 (21%)
  • 36 to 45142 (11%)
  • 46 to 55179 (14%)
  • 56 to 65107 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7575 (6%)
  • Over 7560 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider720 (58%)
  • Passenger365 (29%)
  • Pedestrian165 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,208 (78%)
  • Motorcycle78 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown29 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 33rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2017

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2017, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2017

The A690 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2017: 48, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690488015
2ndA167364305
3rdA689294928
4thA688284305
5thA1(M)204305
6thA691202616
7thA693192323
8thA19183403
9thB1285152003
10thB6532142503
11thA68132020
12thA692131913
13thB6302122213
14thA1086102104
15thB1320101203
16thA17791410
17thA18191301
18thB628292103
19thA6781000
20thB127881402

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2017

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2017: 69.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2017

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2017: 106.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2017, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years