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Northumberland road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,088 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 1979, and 1,536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 274 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 42,345 collisions in Northumberland.

Collisions in 1979
1,088
Casualties in 1979
1,536
Fatal collisions
38
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
274
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 1979

3.5% of collisions in Northumberland in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal383.5%
  • Serious27425%
  • Slight77671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal412.7%
  • Serious34723%
  • Slight1,14875%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,088.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (11%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday140 (13%)
  • Friday201 (18%)
  • Saturday180 (17%)
  • Sunday147 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59290 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59177 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.9%)
  • February65 (6%)
  • March85 (7.8%)
  • April75 (6.9%)
  • May99 (9.1%)
  • June104 (9.6%)
  • July104 (9.6%)
  • August109 (10%)
  • September95 (8.7%)
  • October76 (7%)
  • November93 (8.5%)
  • December108 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight704 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting168 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds762 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (3.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Other71 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry587 (54%)
  • Wet or damp370 (34%)
  • Frost or ice75 (6.9%)
  • Snow53 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph514 (47%)
  • 40 mph21 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph476 (44%)
  • 70 mph58 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway986 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant813 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist267 (17%)
  • Pedestrian236 (15%)
  • Cyclist78 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1077 (5%)
  • 11 to 1593 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20392 (26%)
  • 21 to 25211 (14%)
  • 26 to 35227 (15%)
  • 36 to 45144 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55123 (8%)
  • 56 to 65127 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.2%)
  • Over 7537 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider819 (53%)
  • Passenger481 (31%)
  • Pedestrian236 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,053 (61%)
  • Motorcycle278 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Northumberland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Northumberland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 68th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
68th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 1979

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 1979: 84, including 9 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA184151924
2ndA10685478215
3rdA193455709
4thA197414609
5thA694170210
6thA1923648010
7thA6973570210
8thA1893253212
9thA68324726
10thA695222413
11thA196212615
12thA696203813
13thB6318192915
14thB1505161605
15thB6305151902
16thB6341151904
17thB1340141905
18thB1334131702
19thA698121812
20thA190101512

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 1979

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 1979: 95.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 1979

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 1979: 137.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years