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County Durham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in County Durham in 2025, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2024 (452), and casualties fell from 584.

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

Collisions in 2025
438
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
561
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
20
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
36% of collisions

Crash severity in County Durham in 2025

4.6% of collisions in County Durham in 2025 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.3% and 18% in County Durham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.6%
  • Serious15736%
  • Slight26160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.7%
  • Serious19334%
  • Slight34762%

County Durham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in County Durham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,726 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 438, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 438
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.8%)
  • February23 (5.3%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April49 (11%)
  • May29 (6.6%)
  • June36 (8.2%)
  • July23 (5.3%)
  • August42 (9.6%)
  • September25 (5.7%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November36 (8.2%)
  • December38 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (73%)
  • Wet or damp107 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3%)
  • 30 mph261 (60%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph112 (26%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (85%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in County Durham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (56%)
  • Pedestrian96 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (12%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2063 (11%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (10%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (7.1%)
  • Over 7533 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (62%)
  • Passenger115 (20%)
  • Pedestrian96 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (72%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for County Durham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, County Durham had the 62nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in County Durham in 2025

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 3RB area was the busiest accident hotspot in County Durham in 2025, with 26 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in County Durham with the most crashes in 2025

The A167 and A688 had the most collisions in County Durham in 2025, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in County Durham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167171924
2ndA688172427
3rdA691121506
4thA693121500
5thA689111532
6thB1285111714
7thA690101103
8thA1(M)81514
9thA198913
10thB128381212
11thB65328905
12thA687911
13thB13206602
14thB62786604
15thA10865502
16thA1775601
17thA1815702
18thA69251122
19thB12784803
20thB61734400

Towns in County Durham: crashes in 2025

Durham had the most collisions of any town in County Durham in 2025: 46.

Postcode districts in County Durham: crashes in 2025

DH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in County Durham in 2025: 61.

Latest crashes in County Durham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in County Durham in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

County Durham road accidents in other years