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Northumberland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 716 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2015, and 1,065 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014, and casualties fell from 1,086.

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

Collisions in 2015
716
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,065
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2015

2.1% of collisions in Northumberland in 2015 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

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious13613%
  • Slight91286%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 716, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday145 (20%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.2%)
  • February57 (8%)
  • March43 (6%)
  • April64 (8.9%)
  • May53 (7.4%)
  • June60 (8.4%)
  • July63 (8.8%)
  • August67 (9.4%)
  • September65 (9.1%)
  • October64 (8.9%)
  • November66 (9.2%)
  • December55 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds567 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry457 (64%)
  • Wet or damp235 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph310 (43%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph298 (42%)
  • 70 mph57 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (11%)
  • Roundabout48 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant743 (70%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist60 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant51 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20133 (12%)
  • 21 to 25105 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35172 (16%)
  • 36 to 45137 (13%)
  • 46 to 55193 (18%)
  • 56 to 6591 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7575 (7%)
  • Over 7575 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (63%)
  • Passenger300 (28%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car975 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 50th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2015

Cramlington North, Northumberland, NE23 3JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2015, with 21 collisions.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2015

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2015: 51, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15110046
2ndA189467003
3rdA1068315107
4thA193304406
5thA192294415
6thA69264212
7thA697244214
8thA696182504
9thA68152903
10thA196142712
11thA197142000
12thB6318142503
13thB6341111512
14thA19101201
15thB1334101300
16thA106191301
17thB150591400
18thB630591301
19thB632081202
20thA117171201

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2015

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2015: 41.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2015

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2015: 91.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2015, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years