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Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8EW area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 140 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Barnard Castle ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 171 casualties. Of those collisions, 21 were serious and none fatal.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
140
5,943rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
171
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the DL12 8EW hotspot

21 of the 140 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2115%
  • Slight11985%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
25
Slightly injured
146
All casualties
171

Accidents by year at the DL12 8EW hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2006, against an average of 5.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the DL12 8EW hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202323
202256
202122
202056
201944
201867
201766
201633
201511
201466
201344
201255
201133
201089
2009815
200824
20071016
20061214
200589
200456
20031215
20021010
2001913

Map of crashes at the DL12 8EW hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DL12 8EW.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8EW area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the DL12 8EW hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Barnard Castle
Council area
County Durham
Nearest postcode to the centre
DL12 8EW
Postcode district
DL12
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.54572, -1.92091
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
31 July 2025
Rank by collisions
5,943rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DL12 8EW hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A67, with 88 of 140, followed by the B6278 with 8.

Collisions at the DL12 8EW hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6788112014
2ndB627881002
3rdA6884500
4thB62771100

Towns near the DL12 8EW hotspot

132 of the 140 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Barnard Castle.

All 140 crashes at the DL12 8EW hotspot

Newest first, from 22 February 2001 to 31 July 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year