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Northumberland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 971 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2007, and 1,432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (1,023), and casualties fell from 1,486.

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

Collisions in 2007
971
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,432
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2007

1.5% of collisions in Northumberland in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious13013%
  • Slight82685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious14910%
  • Slight1,26588%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 971, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (16%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday146 (15%)
  • Thursday139 (14%)
  • Friday136 (14%)
  • Saturday123 (13%)
  • Sunday125 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59203 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59251 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8.5%)
  • February68 (7%)
  • March55 (5.7%)
  • April74 (7.6%)
  • May82 (8.4%)
  • June89 (9.2%)
  • July95 (9.8%)
  • August91 (9.4%)
  • September87 (9%)
  • October97 (10%)
  • November70 (7.2%)
  • December80 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight761 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds793 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry577 (59%)
  • Wet or damp338 (35%)
  • Frost or ice43 (4.4%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph404 (42%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph432 (44%)
  • 70 mph100 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway813 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (11%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,043 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian106 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist60 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1040 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20240 (17%)
  • 21 to 25180 (13%)
  • 26 to 35231 (16%)
  • 36 to 45205 (14%)
  • 46 to 55202 (14%)
  • 56 to 65127 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.8%)
  • Over 7540 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider917 (64%)
  • Passenger409 (29%)
  • Pedestrian106 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,351 (79%)
  • Motorcycle108 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 28th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2007

Camperdown, North Tyneside, NE23 7QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2007, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2007

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2007: 47, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1477436
2ndA189457512
3rdA1068448517
4thA69375502
5thA192344503
6thA697314725
7thA193304503
8thA68293917
9thA696273916
10thA196223103
11thA197204523
12thA695152703
13thA19142501
14thB6341142002
15thA1061122000
16thA190121900
17thB1334122000
18thA1171111400
19thB6318111500
20thB6343101403

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2007

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2007: 68.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2007

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2007: 119.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2007, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years