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Northumberland road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2022, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2021 (397), and casualties rose from 558.

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

Collisions in 2022
456
Up 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
630
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2022

1.5% of collisions in Northumberland in 2022 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious13530%
  • Slight31469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious16226%
  • Slight46173%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 456, up 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 456
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.2%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March37 (8.1%)
  • April41 (9%)
  • May31 (6.8%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August40 (8.8%)
  • September33 (7.2%)
  • October31 (6.8%)
  • November34 (7.5%)
  • December42 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (72%)
  • Wet or damp104 (23%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (6.6%)
  • 30 mph194 (43%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph169 (37%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (61%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2050 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2552 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35101 (16%)
  • 36 to 4586 (14%)
  • 46 to 5582 (13%)
  • 56 to 6587 (14%)
  • 66 to 7560 (9.5%)
  • Over 7540 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (60%)
  • Passenger156 (25%)
  • Pedestrian95 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 60th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2022

Ashington Central, Northumberland, NE63 0BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2022, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2022

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2022: 40, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14068111
2ndA10682227011
3rdA193192703
4thA189162422
5thA192162405
6thA69162707
7thA697142201
8thA197101603
9thA6881503
10thB150571001
11thB634171103
12thA6966903
13thB13406702
14thB631861102
15thA10615701
16thA11715602
17thA195902
18thB15235504
19thB630951221
20thA6864704

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2022

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2022: 34.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2022

NE61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2022: 58.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years