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Northumberland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 42,345 road traffic collisions in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025, and 62,399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,090 were fatal and 8,560 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 345 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (409), and casualties fell from 550 to 459.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
42,345
53rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62,399
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,090
2.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
345
Down 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Northumberland

2.6% of collisions in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,0902.6%
  • Serious8,56020%
  • Slight32,69577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,2232%
  • Serious10,63717%
  • Slight50,53981%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. In 2025 there were 345, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 345
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025345459
2024409550
2023430627
2022456630
2021397558
2020403525
2019512739
2018563775
2017552755
2016646921
20157161,065
20147161,086
2013699997
20127601,069
20118161,154
20108551,222
20099141,344
20081,0131,443
20079711,432
20061,0231,486
20051,1121,650
20041,1681,754
20031,1471,708
20021,1091,692
20011,0391,596
20001,0671,628
19991,0651,630
19981,1111,680
19971,1301,701
19961,0751,671
19959981,498
19949541,484
19931,0241,546
19921,0081,575
19911,1321,651
19901,1931,837
19891,1771,757
19881,0981,612
19871,0801,558
19861,0591,553
19851,0081,461
19841,0171,445
19839931,413
19821,0691,598
19811,1291,663
19801,0991,665
19791,0881,536

When and where crashes happen in Northumberland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,788 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,752 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,799 (14%)
  • Thursday5,926 (14%)
  • Friday7,149 (17%)
  • Saturday6,460 (15%)
  • Sunday5,471 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,527 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59656 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,863 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,754 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,115 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,668 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,030 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,732 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,315 (7.8%)
  • February2,968 (7%)
  • March3,061 (7.2%)
  • April3,139 (7.4%)
  • May3,467 (8.2%)
  • June3,538 (8.4%)
  • July3,810 (9%)
  • August3,997 (9.4%)
  • September3,724 (8.8%)
  • October3,803 (9%)
  • November3,820 (9%)
  • December3,703 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight31,252 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,387 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4,743 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit512 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown451 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32,806 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,069 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1,389 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds673 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds513 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist466 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds233 (0.6%)
  • Other957 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded239 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry24,663 (58%)
  • Wet or damp14,999 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1,723 (4.1%)
  • Snow735 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep155 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel29 (0.1%)
  • Mud21 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph270 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph18,632 (44%)
  • 40 mph1,002 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph525 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph18,614 (44%)
  • 70 mph3,289 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36,195 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway3,856 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout1,898 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road289 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded107 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Northumberland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant40,844 (65%)
  • Pedestrian6,513 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist5,460 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist3,360 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant2,223 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,907 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)937 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant432 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant379 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant223 (0.4%)
  • Other107 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 102,721 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 153,170 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2010,112 (16%)
  • 21 to 257,587 (12%)
  • 26 to 3510,939 (18%)
  • 36 to 458,662 (14%)
  • 46 to 556,927 (11%)
  • 56 to 655,058 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 753,418 (5.5%)
  • Over 752,230 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded60 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider36,625 (59%)
  • Passenger19,261 (31%)
  • Pedestrian6,513 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car54,254 (73%)
  • Motorcycle5,438 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,111 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle3,474 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,102 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach1,957 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle764 (1%)
  • Minibus298 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car284 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle191 (0.3%)
  • Other123 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Northumberland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Northumberland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Northumberland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 53rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
50thBrighton and Hove43,40553,0304497,712
51stCardiff43,00356,1345155,422
52ndKensington and Chelsea42,73248,2642756,392
53rdNorthumberland (this area)42,34562,3991,0908,560
54thSandwell42,06456,0415297,538
55thStoke-on-Trent41,98453,9474525,078
56thBolton41,74955,8565425,867

Accident hotspots in Northumberland

Ashington Central, Northumberland, NE63 0BQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland, with 491 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025: 3,042, including 164 fatal and 699 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13,0425,484164699
2ndA691,9753,50695477
3rdA10681,8963,04154364
4thA1891,5752,45452207
5thA1931,5462,09922241
6thA681,3122,25359391
7thA1921,3111,82225209
8thA6971,3092,29166291
9thA1971,2181,72227187
10thA6961,0631,71858262
11thA1967951,11418141
12thB63187121,16625188
13thA69570497214136
14thB634154982817135
15thB1334499689780
16thB1505454618573
17thA1167414560777
18thA190401573580
19thA1061361507653
20thB6305360462660

Towns in Northumberland

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025: 3,312.

Postcode districts in Northumberland

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025: 4,927.

Latest crashes in Northumberland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Northumberland, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity