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County Durham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2019, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2018 (756), and casualties fell from 1,083.

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

Collisions in 2019
684
Down 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
929
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
27% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2019

2.5% of collisions in County Durham in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious18427%
  • Slight48371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.9%
  • Serious21223%
  • Slight69975%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 684, down 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 684
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday99 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.9%)
  • February64 (9.4%)
  • March64 (9.4%)
  • April50 (7.3%)
  • May64 (9.4%)
  • June62 (9.1%)
  • July62 (9.1%)
  • August51 (7.5%)
  • September42 (6.1%)
  • October56 (8.2%)
  • November57 (8.3%)
  • December65 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds575 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry463 (68%)
  • Wet or damp205 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph401 (59%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph179 (26%)
  • 70 mph42 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway547 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout60 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant602 (65%)
  • Pedestrian132 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (9%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (10%)
  • 21 to 2593 (10%)
  • 26 to 35195 (21%)
  • 36 to 45111 (12%)
  • 46 to 55136 (15%)
  • 56 to 6594 (10%)
  • 66 to 7562 (6.7%)
  • Over 7550 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (63%)
  • Passenger213 (23%)
  • Pedestrian132 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car977 (78%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 40th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2019

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2019, with 21 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2019

The A167 and A690 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2019, with 29 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167294107
2ndA6902939112
3rdA689254026
4thA688212605
5thA691212316
6thA1(M)192405
7thA693141912
8thA68132013
9thB1283121505
10thA19111801
11thA692111304
12thB1280101814
13thA10869901
14thB132091501
15thA17781011
16thA18181303
17thB63138901
18thB65327902
19thA60766701
20thB12856802

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2019

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2019: 58.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2019

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2019: 80.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2019, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years