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Northumberland road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 716 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2014, and 1,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (699), and casualties rose from 997.

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

Collisions in 2014
716
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,086
Up 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2014

2.1% of collisions in Northumberland in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious11216%
  • Slight58982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious14413%
  • Slight92785%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 716, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7%)
  • February54 (7.5%)
  • March47 (6.6%)
  • April64 (8.9%)
  • May59 (8.2%)
  • June66 (9.2%)
  • July58 (8.1%)
  • August76 (11%)
  • September70 (9.8%)
  • October58 (8.1%)
  • November54 (7.5%)
  • December60 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds587 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry470 (66%)
  • Wet or damp224 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (46%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (2%)
  • 60 mph288 (40%)
  • 70 mph62 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (11%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant745 (69%)
  • Pedestrian83 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist69 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20127 (12%)
  • 21 to 25124 (11%)
  • 26 to 35168 (15%)
  • 36 to 45171 (16%)
  • 46 to 55154 (14%)
  • 56 to 65106 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7589 (8.2%)
  • Over 7561 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider695 (64%)
  • Passenger308 (28%)
  • Pedestrian83 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car964 (75%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 50th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2014

Ashington Central, Northumberland, NE63 0BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2014, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2014

The A189 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2014: 41, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA189417027
2ndA1386916
3rdA693774211
4thA1068365317
5thA193325206
6thA192294405
7thA68295119
8thA197232701
9thA697223332
10thA196162301
11thB1326132200
12thA696111513
13thB6341112002
14thA19101300
15thB6318102003
16thA106181000
17thA19081000
18thB133481100
19thA116771000
20thA11717900

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2014

Ashington, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2014: 53.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2014

NE63 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2014: 82.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2014, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years