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Northumberland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2018, and 775 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (552), and casualties rose from 755.

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

Collisions in 2018
563
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
775
Up 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
14
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2018

2.5% of collisions in Northumberland in 2018 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious15928%
  • Slight39069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious18123%
  • Slight57975%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 563, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday111 (20%)
  • Saturday79 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.1%)
  • February45 (8%)
  • March32 (5.7%)
  • April41 (7.3%)
  • May49 (8.7%)
  • June53 (9.4%)
  • July56 (9.9%)
  • August67 (12%)
  • September40 (7.1%)
  • October40 (7.1%)
  • November46 (8.2%)
  • December43 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (68%)
  • Wet or damp137 (24%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5%)
  • Snow12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph258 (46%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph226 (40%)
  • 70 mph42 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (68%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2566 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35132 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (12%)
  • 46 to 55109 (14%)
  • 56 to 6581 (10%)
  • 66 to 7578 (10%)
  • Over 7557 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (62%)
  • Passenger222 (29%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (76%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 61st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2018

Ashington Central, Northumberland, NE63 0BQ area and Croft, Northumberland, NE24 2LP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2018, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2018

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2018: 38, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13874217
2ndA189253324
3rdA682333113
4thA192223106
5thA69223517
6thA1068183015
7thA697182523
8thA193172004
9thA696142306
10thB6318131514
11thA197111301
12thB6320101505
13thA19691105
14thA116781001
15thA69581212
16thB133481302
17thA6986702
18thB134061101
19thA10615601
20thB13315601

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2018

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2018: 44.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2018

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2018: 70.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2018, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years