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Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6HF area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 414 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bishop Auckland ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 578 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
414
1,672nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
578
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024

Crash severity at the DL14 6HF hotspot

52 of the 414 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight36287%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
49
Slightly injured
525
All casualties
578

Accidents by year at the DL14 6HF hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 29 in 2008, against an average of 17 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the DL14 6HF hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202547
202468
202377
202266
202156
2020911
20191115
20181420
20172026
20161320
20151925
20141936
2013810
20121728
20112435
20101923
20092632
20082945
20072132
20062229
20052833
20041929
20032028
20022536
20012331

Map of crashes at the DL14 6HF hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DL14 6HF.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6HF area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the DL14 6HF 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
Bishop Auckland
Council area
County Durham
Nearest postcode to the centre
DL14 6HF
Postcode district
DL14
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.65428, -1.67567
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
14 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,672nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DL14 6HF hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B6282, with 58 of 414, followed by the A689 with 55.

Collisions at the DL14 6HF hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6282588815
2ndA689558605
3rdA688396616
4thA60722200
5thB62831100
6thB62841100

Towns near the DL14 6HF hotspot

373 of the 414 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bishop Auckland.

Accident hotspots near DL14 6HF

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, DL14 6SQ area, 0.9 km away, with 66 collisions.

All 414 crashes at the DL14 6HF hotspot

Newest first, from 4 January 2001 to 14 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year