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Northumberland road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,017 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 1984, and 1,445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 264 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (993), and casualties rose from 1,413.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,017
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,445
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
39
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
264
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 1984

3.8% of collisions in Northumberland in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal393.8%
  • Serious26426%
  • Slight71470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal483.3%
  • Serious33823%
  • Slight1,05973%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,017, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (13%)
  • Wednesday120 (12%)
  • Thursday125 (12%)
  • Friday175 (17%)
  • Saturday172 (17%)
  • Sunday149 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8.2%)
  • February63 (6.2%)
  • March78 (7.7%)
  • April63 (6.2%)
  • May91 (8.9%)
  • June83 (8.2%)
  • July94 (9.2%)
  • August90 (8.8%)
  • September94 (9.2%)
  • October93 (9.1%)
  • November90 (8.8%)
  • December95 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight686 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting161 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds768 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Other34 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry599 (59%)
  • Wet or damp360 (35%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3.7%)
  • Snow16 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph486 (48%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph449 (44%)
  • 70 mph41 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway911 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant754 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (16%)
  • Pedestrian211 (15%)
  • Cyclist105 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant79 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6%)
  • 11 to 1591 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20335 (23%)
  • 21 to 25213 (15%)
  • 26 to 35201 (14%)
  • 36 to 45155 (11%)
  • 46 to 55116 (8%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7577 (5.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider748 (52%)
  • Passenger486 (34%)
  • Pedestrian211 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,072 (64%)
  • Motorcycle222 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 73rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 1984

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 1984: 90, including 9 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA190161922
2ndA193485707
3rdA694267117
4thA192386628
5thA197375529
6thA10683559211
7thA683457016
8thA196275017
9thA695253404
10thA696243634
11thA697233327
12thB6305212506
13thA189202703
14thB6318162917
15thA190121305
16thB1337111410
17thB6341111614
18thA1167101310
19thB6342102123
20thA607991501

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 1984

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 1984: 89.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 1984

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 1984: 120.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years