Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 9 Oct 2025, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111654382
Benfieldside, County Durham, DH8 8TU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 150 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Benfieldside ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 209 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 21 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 150
- 5,563rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 209
- 1.39 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the DH8 8TU hotspot
22 of the 150 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.7%
- Serious2114%
- Slight12885%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 22
- Slightly injured
- 186
- All casualties
- 209
Accidents by year at the DH8 8TU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2014, against an average of 6.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the DH8 8TU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 5
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 14 | 19 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 19 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8 | 13 |
| 2009 | 12 | 17 |
| 2008 | 11 | 19 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 12 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11 |
| 2001 | 13 | 16 |
Map of crashes at the DH8 8TU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DH8 8TU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Benfieldside, County Durham, DH8 8TU 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 DH8 8TU 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
- Benfieldside
- Council area
- County Durham
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- DH8 8TU
- Postcode district
- DH8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.85991, -1.84616
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 9 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,563rd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the DH8 8TU hotspot
133 of the 150 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Consett.
Accident hotspots near DH8 8TU
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Benfieldside, County Durham, DH8 0SL area, 1.3 km away, with 66 collisions.
- Benfieldside, County Durham, DH8 0SL area1.3 km away, 89 casualties66 collisions
- Consett North, County Durham, DH8 6GH area1.3 km away, 447 casualties336 collisions
- Delves Lane, County Durham, DH8 7UG area1.7 km away, 136 casualties87 collisions
- Consett North, County Durham, DH8 6QQ area1.8 km away, 116 casualties81 collisions
- Consett South, County Durham, DH8 8AN area1.9 km away, 93 casualties66 collisions
- Derwent & Pont Valley, County Durham, DH8 6PH area2.7 km away, 111 casualties63 collisions
- Derwent & Pont Valley, County Durham, DH8 7QE area2.8 km away, 184 casualties131 collisions
- Consett South, County Durham, DH8 9RL area3.3 km away, 100 casualties76 collisions
All 150 crashes at the DH8 8TU hotspot
Newest first, from 5 March 2001 to 9 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 30 Jul 2025, 00:30
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111622889
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the A691 in County Durham, 1 Jul 2025, 14:52
- Citroen C4 and BYD Atto 3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111619818
- Slight
Volkswagen CC crash on the A691 in County Durham, 12 Mar 2025, 16:40
- Volkswagen CC and Mini One
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111565739
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A691 in County Durham, 23 Jan 2025, 17:45
- Vauxhall Astra and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025111546825
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A691 in County Durham, 18 Nov 2024, 06:36
- Nissan Qashqai, Hyundai Kona, Skoda Karoq and Mini Cooper
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111517736
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on the A691 in County Durham, 16 Sep 2024, 08:15
- Volvo XC90 and Suzuki Ignis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111492764
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 23 Jul 2024, 17:20
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111471910
- Slight
Suzuki Celerio crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 13 Dec 2023, 21:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111392178
- Serious
Honda Jazz crash on the A691 in County Durham, 30 Sep 2023, 11:47
- Honda Jazz and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111358512
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 1 Oct 2022, 16:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111225413
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 16 Dec 2021, 15:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111122015
- Slight
Mitsubishi Outlander crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 18 Aug 2021, 11:05
- Mitsubishi Outlander and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111080629
- Slight
Optare crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 17 Oct 2020, 13:40
- Optare and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110991313
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A691 in County Durham, 3 Jul 2020, 15:00
- Vauxhall Mokka and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020110966161
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 18 Feb 2020, 12:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110937963
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 4 Dec 2019, 10:05
- Audi A3, Ford Fiesta and a bus or coach
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110908667
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B6322 in County Durham, 19 Nov 2019, 12:13
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110902819
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A691 in County Durham, 6 Nov 2019, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110895862
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 May 2019, 15:55
- Ford Mondeo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110850494
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A691 in County Durham, 15 Mar 2019, 15:40
- Audi A4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110825296
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A691 in County Durham, 10 Nov 2018, 08:55
- Nissan Micra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110345312
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A691 in County Durham, 31 Aug 2018, 15:00
- Ford KA and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110328873
- Slight
Chrysler Voyager crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 12 Jan 2018, 08:30
- Chrysler Voyager and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018110263023
- Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the B6322 in County Durham, 31 May 2017, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110188857
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on a C road in County Durham, 24 May 2017, 15:00
- Peugeot 207 and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017110189109
- Slight
Mercedes ML Class crash on the A691 in County Durham, 24 Mar 2017, 12:50
- Mercedes ML Class and Mazda 2
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017110169434
- Slight
Volkswagen Bora crash on the A691 in County Durham, 18 Mar 2017, 19:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110168760
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the B6322 in County Durham, 27 Feb 2017, 22:09
- Volkswagen Passat and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110163332
- Slight
MAN crash on the A691 in County Durham, 4 Aug 2016, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110097118
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 May 2016, 16:16
- Toyota Yaris, Kia Carens, Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016110071383
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in County Durham, 27 Mar 2016, 13:40
- Ford Fiesta and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110055444
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A691 in County Durham, 15 Dec 2015, 08:03
- Nissan Juke and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI27065
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the B6322 in County Durham, 7 Nov 2015, 08:52
- Ford Mondeo and Mitsubishi Outlander
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI22915
- Serious
Citroen Xsara crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 31 Jul 2015, 13:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI15195
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A691 in County Durham, 4 Apr 2015, 10:15
- Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI06405
- Slight
Van crash on a C road in County Durham, 21 Feb 2015, 05:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI03825
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A691 in County Durham, 30 Dec 2014, 22:25
- Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI31114
- Slight
Mazda CX5 crash on a C road in County Durham, 26 Dec 2014, 16:29
- Mazda CX5 and Renault Scenic
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 201411NI30664
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the B6322 in County Durham, 20 Nov 2014, 16:00
- Peugeot 206 and Fiat Panda
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI27894
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 18 Oct 2014, 18:15
- Seat Ibiza and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI24374
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the B6322 in County Durham, 17 Sep 2014, 08:56
- Peugeot 206 and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI21214
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A691 in County Durham, 16 Aug 2014, 01:52
- Vauxhall Insignia and Ford Galaxy
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201411NI18894
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the B6322 in County Durham, 11 Aug 2014, 10:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI18974
- Serious
Volkswagen Touran crash on the B6322 in County Durham, 7 Aug 2014, 17:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI18194
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on a C road in County Durham, 25 Jun 2014, 17:15
- Volkswagen Polo and Jaguar X Type
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI13844
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 26 May 2014, 16:40
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI11674
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 21 Mar 2014, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI06534