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Northumberland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,132 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 1991, and 1,651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (1,193), and casualties fell from 1,837.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,132
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,651
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
35
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 1991

3.1% of collisions in Northumberland in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal353.1%
  • Serious23020%
  • Slight86777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal392.4%
  • Serious29118%
  • Slight1,32180%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,132, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (13%)
  • Wednesday138 (12%)
  • Thursday181 (16%)
  • Friday197 (17%)
  • Saturday187 (17%)
  • Sunday130 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59184 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (8.5%)
  • February66 (5.8%)
  • March89 (7.9%)
  • April90 (8%)
  • May86 (7.6%)
  • June96 (8.5%)
  • July97 (8.6%)
  • August108 (9.5%)
  • September93 (8.2%)
  • October104 (9.2%)
  • November106 (9.4%)
  • December101 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight811 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting149 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds858 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist39 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1%)
  • Other29 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry592 (52%)
  • Wet or damp441 (39%)
  • Frost or ice66 (5.8%)
  • Snow24 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph512 (45%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph502 (44%)
  • 70 mph83 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway993 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,097 (66%)
  • Pedestrian199 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist90 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant87 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1092 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20269 (16%)
  • 21 to 25229 (14%)
  • 26 to 35314 (19%)
  • 36 to 45206 (12%)
  • 46 to 55145 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65133 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7582 (5%)
  • Over 7539 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider933 (57%)
  • Passenger519 (31%)
  • Pedestrian199 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,491 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes101 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle101 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 54th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 1991

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 1991: 117, including 6 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1117216626
2ndA695580411
3rdA1068507609
4thA6974268410
5thA192334917
6thA189314003
7thA193294315
8thA197284317
9thA695263904
10thA196243706
11thA682337010
12thA696182807
13thB6318182504
14thA1061151700
15thA698152224
16thB1340153023
17thB1505151803
18thA1167131903
19thA190131905
20thB6341131504

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 1991

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 1991: 94.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 1991

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 1991: 146.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years