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Northumberland road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,039 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2001, and 1,596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (1,067), and casualties fell from 1,628.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,039
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,596
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
18
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2001

1.7% of collisions in Northumberland in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious14714%
  • Slight87484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious18912%
  • Slight1,38487%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,039, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (14%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday181 (17%)
  • Saturday152 (15%)
  • Sunday127 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59256 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.8%)
  • February78 (7.5%)
  • March58 (5.6%)
  • April81 (7.8%)
  • May84 (8.1%)
  • June84 (8.1%)
  • July88 (8.5%)
  • August96 (9.2%)
  • September85 (8.2%)
  • October106 (10%)
  • November109 (10%)
  • December79 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight759 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds781 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Other18 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (53%)
  • Wet or damp404 (39%)
  • Frost or ice41 (3.9%)
  • Snow32 (3.1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph475 (46%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph436 (42%)
  • 70 mph94 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway868 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout61 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,172 (73%)
  • Pedestrian133 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist58 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1077 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1589 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20218 (14%)
  • 21 to 25164 (10%)
  • 26 to 35330 (21%)
  • 36 to 45274 (17%)
  • 46 to 55168 (11%)
  • 56 to 65110 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7597 (6.1%)
  • Over 7541 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider938 (59%)
  • Passenger525 (33%)
  • Pedestrian133 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,462 (79%)
  • Motorcycle90 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Northumberland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Northumberland ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 55th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2001

Ashington Central, Northumberland, NE63 0BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2001, with 31 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2001

The A1068 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2001: 58, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10685897112
2ndA15510217
3rdA193507003
4thA69479418
5thA189397104
6thA197365811
7thA697325017
8thA696305935
9thA192283901
10thA68274617
11thA196202402
12thB6341202506
13thA1167162402
14thA695152100
15thB6318142012
16thA19131700
17thB1340131903
18thA1061122201
19thB1505121600
20thB1337111602

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2001

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2001: 80.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2001

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2001: 137.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years