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Northumberland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,099 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 1980, and 1,665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (1,088), and casualties rose from 1,536.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,099
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,665
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
37
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 1980

3.4% of collisions in Northumberland in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal373.4%
  • Serious27325%
  • Slight78972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal422.5%
  • Serious38823%
  • Slight1,23574%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,099, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (12%)
  • Tuesday127 (12%)
  • Wednesday138 (13%)
  • Thursday148 (13%)
  • Friday189 (17%)
  • Saturday218 (20%)
  • Sunday144 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59169 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.8%)
  • February66 (6%)
  • March79 (7.2%)
  • April89 (8.1%)
  • May89 (8.1%)
  • June116 (11%)
  • July104 (9.5%)
  • August116 (11%)
  • September102 (9.3%)
  • October98 (8.9%)
  • November81 (7.4%)
  • December84 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight752 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting179 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds798 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (3%)
  • Fog or mist26 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other48 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry602 (55%)
  • Wet or damp404 (37%)
  • Frost or ice65 (5.9%)
  • Snow24 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph510 (46%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph487 (44%)
  • 70 mph62 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway983 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant867 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist270 (16%)
  • Pedestrian211 (13%)
  • Cyclist90 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (5%)
  • Van occupant62 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1087 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1591 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20462 (28%)
  • 21 to 25238 (14%)
  • 26 to 35242 (15%)
  • 36 to 45152 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55133 (8%)
  • 56 to 65101 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7584 (5%)
  • Over 7528 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider851 (51%)
  • Passenger603 (36%)
  • Pedestrian211 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,147 (65%)
  • Motorcycle268 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 67th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 1980

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 1980: 107, including 11 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11071671129
2ndA10685276210
3rdA694881114
4thA1934655111
5thA6963462210
6thA69734116210
7thA197333808
8thA68306809
9thA189263614
10thA1922635011
11thA695243105
12thA196233005
13thB6341162514
14thA6079131903
15thB6318132734
16thB1334121807
17thB6305111101
18thA190101202
19thB1340101402
20thB132691202

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 1980

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 1980: 103.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 1980

NE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 1980: 119.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years