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Northumberland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,065 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 1999, and 1,630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (1,111), and casualties fell from 1,680.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,065
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,630
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
25
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 1999

2.3% of collisions in Northumberland in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.3%
  • Serious15715%
  • Slight88383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal342.1%
  • Serious20212%
  • Slight1,39486%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,065, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (14%)
  • Tuesday144 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (13%)
  • Thursday150 (14%)
  • Friday186 (17%)
  • Saturday166 (16%)
  • Sunday126 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59220 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59283 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (9%)
  • February65 (6.1%)
  • March80 (7.5%)
  • April71 (6.7%)
  • May97 (9.1%)
  • June86 (8.1%)
  • July83 (7.8%)
  • August88 (8.3%)
  • September107 (10%)
  • October91 (8.5%)
  • November77 (7.2%)
  • December124 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight800 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown65 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit55 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds824 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry610 (57%)
  • Wet or damp381 (36%)
  • Frost or ice53 (5%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Mud3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph459 (43%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph477 (45%)
  • 70 mph101 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway900 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (10%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,157 (71%)
  • Pedestrian133 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist76 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1087 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1572 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20219 (13%)
  • 21 to 25164 (10%)
  • 26 to 35385 (24%)
  • 36 to 45247 (15%)
  • 46 to 55171 (10%)
  • 56 to 65123 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7575 (4.6%)
  • Over 7550 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider972 (60%)
  • Passenger525 (32%)
  • Pedestrian133 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,482 (77%)
  • Motorcycle95 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse8 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 60th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 1999

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 1999: 65, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165131317
2ndA69509326
3rdA1068437527
4thA192416416
5thA189406614
6thA697315625
7thA696305127
8thA193263401
9thB6341264124
10thA68234717
11thA695233114
12thA197222900
13thA196202813
14thB6318182600
15thB6320131803
16thA1061121302
17thA1147121602
18thA19111200
19thB1328111201
20thA1171101401

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 1999

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 1999: 73.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 1999

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 1999: 115.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years