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Northumberland road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 699 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2013, and 997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (760), and casualties fell from 1,069.

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

Collisions in 2013
699
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
997
Down 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2013

1.9% of collisions in Northumberland in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight57983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious12312%
  • Slight86086%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 699, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday113 (16%)
  • Thursday99 (14%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.4%)
  • February47 (6.7%)
  • March52 (7.4%)
  • April45 (6.4%)
  • May68 (9.7%)
  • June53 (7.6%)
  • July69 (9.9%)
  • August57 (8.2%)
  • September55 (7.9%)
  • October61 (8.7%)
  • November63 (9%)
  • December70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds572 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (8.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (64%)
  • Wet or damp206 (29%)
  • Snow29 (4.1%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph340 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph259 (37%)
  • 70 mph61 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway573 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant659 (66%)
  • Pedestrian104 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20106 (11%)
  • 21 to 2599 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35177 (18%)
  • 36 to 45149 (15%)
  • 46 to 55164 (16%)
  • 56 to 65101 (10%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.3%)
  • Over 7552 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (62%)
  • Passenger271 (27%)
  • Pedestrian104 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car913 (75%)
  • Motorcycle81 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 46th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2013

Ashington Central, Northumberland, NE63 0BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2013, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2013

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2013: 44, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14471311
2ndA193386105
3rdA189376802
4thA1068345124
5thA192273602
6thA69263923
7thA68223612
8thA697203006
9thA19172203
10thA196172103
11thA197152406
12thA1147111600
13thA696111604
14thB6320101705
15thA116781201
16thB13348900
17thB150581101
18thA60796701
19thA69561210
20thB13266700

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2013

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2013: 60.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2013

NE24 and NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2013, with 86 each.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2013, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years