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Northumberland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,168 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2004, and 1,754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (1,147), and casualties rose from 1,708.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,168
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,754
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
27
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2004

2.3% of collisions in Northumberland in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.3%
  • Serious17015%
  • Slight97183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.5%
  • Serious20712%
  • Slight1,52087%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,168, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (13%)
  • Tuesday159 (14%)
  • Wednesday186 (16%)
  • Thursday180 (15%)
  • Friday184 (16%)
  • Saturday149 (13%)
  • Sunday163 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59199 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59298 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (9.1%)
  • February73 (6.3%)
  • March91 (7.8%)
  • April65 (5.6%)
  • May108 (9.2%)
  • June101 (8.6%)
  • July107 (9.2%)
  • August107 (9.2%)
  • September86 (7.4%)
  • October115 (9.8%)
  • November95 (8.1%)
  • December114 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight893 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting135 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds910 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry690 (59%)
  • Wet or damp410 (35%)
  • Frost or ice39 (3.3%)
  • Snow18 (1.5%)
  • Mud5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph508 (43%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph514 (44%)
  • 70 mph114 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway974 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (11%)
  • Roundabout58 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,283 (73%)
  • Pedestrian127 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist58 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant52 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1583 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20273 (16%)
  • 21 to 25188 (11%)
  • 26 to 35296 (17%)
  • 36 to 45308 (18%)
  • 46 to 55213 (12%)
  • 56 to 65136 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7579 (4.5%)
  • Over 7585 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,082 (62%)
  • Passenger545 (31%)
  • Pedestrian127 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,598 (77%)
  • Motorcycle116 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach76 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 26th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2004

Camperdown, North Tyneside, NE23 7QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2004, with 39 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2004

The A1068 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2004: 54, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10685495111
2ndA153104510
3rdA694984211
4thA192467416
5thA189457224
6thA193456904
7thA197325504
8thB6318304804
9thA696294725
10thA697295703
11thA68285133
12thA19243803
13thA196223115
14thB6341213113
15thA190172401
16thA695152303
17thA698131401
18thB1505131711
19thB1334121300
20thA1167111802

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2004

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2004: 88.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2004

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2004: 129.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2004, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years