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Northumberland road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,147 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2003, and 1,708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (1,109), and casualties rose from 1,692.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,147
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,708
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
31
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2003

2.7% of collisions in Northumberland in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.7%
  • Serious15614%
  • Slight96084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal321.9%
  • Serious18411%
  • Slight1,49287%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,147, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (15%)
  • Tuesday146 (13%)
  • Wednesday145 (13%)
  • Thursday168 (15%)
  • Friday194 (17%)
  • Saturday179 (16%)
  • Sunday146 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59195 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59229 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (7.8%)
  • February105 (9.2%)
  • March83 (7.2%)
  • April79 (6.9%)
  • May90 (7.8%)
  • June87 (7.6%)
  • July106 (9.2%)
  • August119 (10%)
  • September101 (8.8%)
  • October89 (7.8%)
  • November97 (8.5%)
  • December101 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight865 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting129 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds941 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Other23 (2%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry694 (61%)
  • Wet or damp388 (34%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3.3%)
  • Snow16 (1.4%)
  • Mud8 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph508 (44%)
  • 40 mph21 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph499 (44%)
  • 70 mph105 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway956 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (11%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,177 (69%)
  • Pedestrian158 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist80 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1074 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1590 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20237 (14%)
  • 21 to 25167 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35329 (19%)
  • 36 to 45282 (17%)
  • 46 to 55205 (12%)
  • 56 to 65126 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7593 (5.4%)
  • Over 7564 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,040 (61%)
  • Passenger510 (30%)
  • Pedestrian158 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,553 (77%)
  • Motorcycle121 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Northumberland ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 35th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2003

Camperdown, North Tyneside, NE23 7QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2003, with 30 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2003

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2003: 67, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167124310
2ndA189609215
3rdA695394311
4thA1068446813
5thA193415604
6thA192355003
7thA697335314
8thA696253732
9thA196243102
10thA197243715
11thA68213303
12thB6318213209
13thB6341192503
14thB6395142000
15thA1061132301
16thA695131402
17thA698122304
18thB1329121801
19thB1340121900
20thA19111510

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2003

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2003: 95.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2003

NE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2003: 143.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2003, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years