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Northumberland road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,112 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2005, and 1,650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (1,168), and casualties fell from 1,754.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,112
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,650
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
19
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2005

1.7% of collisions in Northumberland in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious14613%
  • Slight94785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious18311%
  • Slight1,44888%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,112, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (12%)
  • Tuesday147 (13%)
  • Wednesday189 (17%)
  • Thursday147 (13%)
  • Friday178 (16%)
  • Saturday176 (16%)
  • Sunday145 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (8.6%)
  • February100 (9%)
  • March68 (6.1%)
  • April77 (6.9%)
  • May95 (8.5%)
  • June108 (9.7%)
  • July96 (8.6%)
  • August90 (8.1%)
  • September90 (8.1%)
  • October89 (8%)
  • November108 (9.7%)
  • December95 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight829 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting141 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds854 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry637 (57%)
  • Wet or damp410 (37%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3.4%)
  • Snow19 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph456 (41%)
  • 40 mph28 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph500 (45%)
  • 70 mph121 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway909 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (13%)
  • Roundabout44 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,196 (72%)
  • Pedestrian137 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist67 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1060 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20274 (17%)
  • 21 to 25169 (10%)
  • 26 to 35326 (20%)
  • 36 to 45250 (15%)
  • 46 to 55195 (12%)
  • 56 to 65133 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4.1%)
  • Over 7552 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,052 (64%)
  • Passenger461 (28%)
  • Pedestrian137 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,532 (78%)
  • Motorcycle107 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 27th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2005

Camperdown, North Tyneside, NE23 7QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2005, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2005

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2005: 65, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165116211
2ndA10686110113
3rdA189569222
4thA69456926
5thA192396305
6thA193334611
7thA696304127
8thA197294303
9thA68253712
10thA697244014
11thB1334182500
12thB1505183315
13thA196172505
14thB6341172205
15thA19162001
16thA695152001
17thB6318142302
18thA1167121503
19thA1061112003
20thA190101202

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2005

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2005: 93.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2005

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2005: 139.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years