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Northumberland road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Northumberland in 2025, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2024 (409), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 2025
345
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
459
Down 17% on 2024
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Northumberland in 2025

3.8% of collisions in Northumberland in 2025 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in Northumberland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious11934%
  • Slight21362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious13329%
  • Slight31368%

Northumberland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northumberland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,193 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 345, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 345
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (11%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February26 (7.5%)
  • March28 (8.1%)
  • April27 (7.8%)
  • May31 (9%)
  • June33 (9.6%)
  • July25 (7.2%)
  • August32 (9.3%)
  • September27 (7.8%)
  • October25 (7.2%)
  • November28 (8.1%)
  • December28 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (74%)
  • Wet or damp79 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (7.8%)
  • 30 mph138 (40%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph132 (38%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Northumberland in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (61%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 2531 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3569 (15%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (14%)
  • 56 to 6561 (13%)
  • 66 to 7554 (12%)
  • Over 7538 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (67%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Northumberland in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Northumberland had the 86th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Northumberland in 2025

Ashington Central, Northumberland, NE63 0BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Northumberland in 2025, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Northumberland with the most crashes in 2025

The A1 had the most collisions in Northumberland in 2025: 28, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Northumberland, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12849412
2ndA1068172315
3rdA691624110
4thA193141804
5thA68132016
6thA189111202
7thA192101503
8thA696101212
9thA697101505
10thA1971005
11thB634171002
12thB13346701
13thB63186710
14thA1975501
15thA1964802
16thB13374503
17thA11473401
18thA11713300
19thA1903300
20thA6983300

Towns in Northumberland: crashes in 2025

Blyth, Northumberland had the most collisions of any town in Northumberland in 2025: 32.

Postcode districts in Northumberland: crashes in 2025

NE24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Northumberland in 2025: 45.

Latest crashes in Northumberland in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Northumberland in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Northumberland road accidents in other years