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Northumberland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2017, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (646), and casualties fell from 921.

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

Collisions in 2017
552
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
755
Down 18% on 2016
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2017

2% of collisions in Northumberland in 2017 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious13124%
  • Slight41074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious15220%
  • Slight59178%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 552, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday91 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday78 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.7%)
  • February41 (7.4%)
  • March54 (9.8%)
  • April35 (6.3%)
  • May48 (8.7%)
  • June47 (8.5%)
  • July38 (6.9%)
  • August47 (8.5%)
  • September48 (8.7%)
  • October36 (6.5%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December51 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight407 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (69%)
  • Wet or damp143 (26%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph248 (45%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph214 (39%)
  • 70 mph47 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (11%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant491 (65%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2083 (11%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (15%)
  • 36 to 45119 (16%)
  • 46 to 55129 (17%)
  • 56 to 6574 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.4%)
  • Over 7556 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (64%)
  • Passenger188 (25%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (74%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 62nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2017

Ashington Central, Northumberland, NE63 0BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2017, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2017

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2017: 36, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1366229
2ndA193344504
3rdA189284525
4thA1068263108
5thA69212707
6thA697193119
7thA192171902
8thA696142823
9thB6318132003
10thA68121706
11thA695121513
12thB6341121706
13thA197101402
14thA19691000
15thB133491201
16thA197801
17thB13317802
18thA10615800
19thA11675500
20thA11725700

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2017

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2017: 52.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2017

NE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2017: 73.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years