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Northumberland road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2019, and 739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2018 (563), and casualties fell from 775.

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

Collisions in 2019
512
Down 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
739
Down 5% on 2018
Fatal collisions
18
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2019

3.5% of collisions in Northumberland in 2019 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.5%
  • Serious14829%
  • Slight34668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.6%
  • Serious18425%
  • Slight53673%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 512, down 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.8%)
  • February23 (4.5%)
  • March40 (7.8%)
  • April45 (8.8%)
  • May36 (7%)
  • June45 (8.8%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August48 (9.4%)
  • September43 (8.4%)
  • October49 (9.6%)
  • November47 (9.2%)
  • December40 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (64%)
  • Wet or damp159 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph197 (38%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph209 (41%)
  • 70 mph50 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (14%)
  • Roundabout41 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3%)
  • 16 to 2088 (12%)
  • 21 to 2576 (10%)
  • 26 to 35138 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (10%)
  • 46 to 55116 (16%)
  • 56 to 6580 (11%)
  • 66 to 7561 (8.3%)
  • Over 7548 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (65%)
  • Passenger195 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 60th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2019

Cramlington North, Northumberland, NE23 3JN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2019, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2019

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2019: 41, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14160418
2ndA189364913
3rdA69314917
4thA193253415
5thA1068223705
6thA68203029
7thA192192704
8thB6318132114
9thA19111113
10thA196102414
11thA697102125
12thB1334101401
13thA19781102
14thB150581101
15thA117171102
16thA6957903
17thA69671401
18thB13377901
19thA106151102
20thB13265801

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2019

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2019: 43.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2019

NE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2019: 70.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2019, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years