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County Durham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2022, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (509), and casualties fell from 699.

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

Collisions in 2022
507
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
685
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
33% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2022

3.2% of collisions in County Durham in 2022 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious16833%
  • Slight32364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious19328%
  • Slight47669%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 507, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 507
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (11%)
  • February29 (5.7%)
  • March53 (10%)
  • April39 (7.7%)
  • May36 (7.1%)
  • June42 (8.3%)
  • July45 (8.9%)
  • August41 (8.1%)
  • September34 (6.7%)
  • October46 (9.1%)
  • November50 (9.9%)
  • December38 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (72%)
  • Wet or damp132 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph306 (60%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph115 (23%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (55%)
  • Pedestrian104 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist55 (8%)
  • Van occupant37 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (12%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (17%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (13%)
  • 56 to 6583 (12%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7526 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (64%)
  • Passenger141 (21%)
  • Pedestrian104 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 55th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2022

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 2JQ area and Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in County Durham in 2022, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2022

The A690 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2022: 25, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690253226
2ndA167212918
3rdA689212936
4thA1(M)192834
5thA693172602
6thA688152307
7thA177102207
8thA1991705
9thA6771002
10thB628271002
11thA18161013
12thA6861003
13thB65326602
14thA6925602
15thB12785803
16thB12805903
17thB61685901
18thB62785704
19thA664703
20thA6914404

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2022

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2022: 37.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2022

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2022: 53.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2022, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years