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Northumberland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2016, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (716), and casualties fell from 1,065.

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

Collisions in 2016
646
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
921
Down 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Northumberland in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious13721%
  • Slight49877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious16418%
  • Slight74581%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 646, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (11%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday124 (19%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.8%)
  • February44 (6.8%)
  • March52 (8%)
  • April47 (7.3%)
  • May50 (7.7%)
  • June56 (8.7%)
  • July46 (7.1%)
  • August62 (9.6%)
  • September62 (9.6%)
  • October49 (7.6%)
  • November57 (8.8%)
  • December58 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds528 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (63%)
  • Wet or damp209 (32%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph295 (46%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph257 (40%)
  • 70 mph55 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway535 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (12%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant635 (69%)
  • Pedestrian90 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20104 (11%)
  • 21 to 2592 (10%)
  • 26 to 35152 (17%)
  • 36 to 45142 (15%)
  • 46 to 55138 (15%)
  • 56 to 6599 (11%)
  • 66 to 7577 (8.4%)
  • Over 7541 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (62%)
  • Passenger262 (28%)
  • Pedestrian90 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car819 (72%)
  • Motorcycle72 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 55th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2016

Bebside & Kitty Brewster, Northumberland, NE24 4RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2016, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2016

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2016: 42, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14269014
2ndA193334505
3rdA69326939
4thA189284305
5thA1068274906
6thA192263704
7thA68193504
8thA697192512
9thA197141801
10thA696132014
11thB6318111414
12thB6341101703
13thA19691712
14thA69591000
15thB133491104
16thB632091004
17thA106181200
18thA11678921
19thB150581300
20thB63057800

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2016

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2016: 63.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2016

NE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2016: 94.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years