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Northumberland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 760 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2012, and 1,069 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (816), and casualties fell from 1,154.

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

Collisions in 2012
760
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,069
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
19
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Northumberland in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.5%
  • Serious12316%
  • Slight61881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious14614%
  • Slight90384%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 760, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday120 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday102 (13%)
  • Saturday126 (17%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.9%)
  • February58 (7.6%)
  • March62 (8.2%)
  • April55 (7.2%)
  • May69 (9.1%)
  • June58 (7.6%)
  • July64 (8.4%)
  • August59 (7.8%)
  • September65 (8.6%)
  • October63 (8.3%)
  • November71 (9.3%)
  • December68 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (57%)
  • Wet or damp260 (34%)
  • Frost or ice55 (7.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph320 (42%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph335 (44%)
  • 70 mph63 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway630 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (11%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant741 (69%)
  • Pedestrian87 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20111 (10%)
  • 21 to 25122 (11%)
  • 26 to 35171 (16%)
  • 36 to 45186 (17%)
  • 46 to 55172 (16%)
  • 56 to 65101 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7572 (6.7%)
  • Over 7539 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider705 (66%)
  • Passenger277 (26%)
  • Pedestrian87 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,000 (75%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 41st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2012

Camperdown, North Tyneside, NE23 7QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2012, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2012

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2012: 58, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1588938
2ndA1068365705
3rdA189354814
4thA69356535
5thA68324427
6thA193314313
7thA192233003
8thA697223754
9thA696212922
10thA197182103
11thA19162502
12thA196152102
13thA190122004
14thA695121301
15thB6318111603
16thA117191201
17thA11678800
18thB132971101
19thB133471402
20thB13407901

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2012

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2012: 54.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2012

NE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2012: 86.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years