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Northumberland road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,067 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2000, and 1,628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (1,065), and casualties fell from 1,630.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,067
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,628
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
18
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Northumberland in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious16616%
  • Slight88383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.2%
  • Serious21213%
  • Slight1,39686%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,067, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (17%)
  • Tuesday144 (13%)
  • Wednesday135 (13%)
  • Thursday142 (13%)
  • Friday183 (17%)
  • Saturday146 (14%)
  • Sunday138 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (9.2%)
  • February86 (8.1%)
  • March66 (6.2%)
  • April70 (6.6%)
  • May76 (7.1%)
  • June90 (8.4%)
  • July83 (7.8%)
  • August105 (9.8%)
  • September106 (9.9%)
  • October100 (9.4%)
  • November87 (8.2%)
  • December100 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight789 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds849 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry573 (54%)
  • Wet or damp432 (40%)
  • Frost or ice33 (3.1%)
  • Snow13 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph468 (44%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph495 (46%)
  • 70 mph72 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway915 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,178 (72%)
  • Pedestrian131 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist82 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1064 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1584 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20226 (14%)
  • 21 to 25163 (10%)
  • 26 to 35347 (21%)
  • 36 to 45263 (16%)
  • 46 to 55182 (11%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7591 (5.6%)
  • Over 7556 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider968 (59%)
  • Passenger529 (32%)
  • Pedestrian131 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,514 (79%)
  • Motorcycle97 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Northumberland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Northumberland ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 57th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2000

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2000: 70, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17015029
2ndA193496305
3rdA1068478205
4thA684272211
5thA69417609
6thA6963976211
7thA189376803
8thA192323804
9thA697305927
10thA197284001
11thA196212304
12thA695142004
13thB6318142314
14thA1167121601
15thB1334111800
16thB6343111503
17thA1147101300
18thB1505101601
19thB6342101110
20thA1991100

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2000

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2000: 94.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2000

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2000: 126.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years