Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 Nov 2025, 19:00
- Skoda Octavia and Skoda Karoq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111679018
Bowburn & Coxhoe, County Durham, DH6 5FL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 257 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bowburn & Coxhoe ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 411 casualties. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 33 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, down from 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 257
- 3,189th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 411
- 1.60 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 6
- 8 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the DH6 5FL hotspot
39 of the 257 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal62.3%
- Serious3313%
- Slight21885%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 8
- Seriously injured
- 38
- Slightly injured
- 365
- All casualties
- 411
Accidents by year at the DH6 5FL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2003, against an average of 10 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the DH6 5FL hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 15 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 11 | 18 |
| 2014 | 10 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 16 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 18 |
| 2009 | 13 | 22 |
| 2008 | 11 | 15 |
| 2007 | 14 | 27 |
| 2006 | 19 | 33 |
| 2005 | 14 | 25 |
| 2004 | 14 | 23 |
| 2003 | 20 | 28 |
| 2002 | 18 | 25 |
| 2001 | 20 | 42 |
Map of crashes at the DH6 5FL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DH6 5FL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bowburn & Coxhoe, County Durham, DH6 5FL area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the DH6 5FL 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
- Bowburn & Coxhoe
- Council area
- County Durham
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- DH6 5FL
- Postcode district
- DH6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.73101, -1.52216
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 29 November 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,189th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the DH6 5FL hotspot
74 of the 257 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Bowburn.
Accident hotspots near DH6 5FL
7 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Bowburn & Coxhoe, County Durham, DH6 5EN area, 1.4 km away, with 78 collisions.
- Bowburn & Coxhoe, County Durham, DH6 5EN area1.4 km away, 125 casualties78 collisions
- Bowburn & Coxhoe, County Durham, DH6 4SL area2.3 km away, 140 casualties98 collisions
- Ferryhill, County Durham, DH6 5LD area2.7 km away, 125 casualties67 collisions
- Bowburn & Coxhoe, County Durham, DH6 5HA area4.2 km away, 110 casualties71 collisions
- Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 2SE area4.2 km away, 226 casualties118 collisions
- Tudhoe, County Durham, DL16 6PA area4.3 km away, 172 casualties121 collisions
- Tudhoe, County Durham, DL16 6LP area4.9 km away, 78 casualties63 collisions
All 257 crashes at the DH6 5FL hotspot
Newest first, from 25 January 2001 to 29 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
BMW X1 crash on the A688 in County Durham, 10 Nov 2025, 18:55
- BMW X1 and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111666674
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on the A688 in County Durham, 12 Apr 2025, 17:45
- BMW 5 Series and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111577353
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A177 in County Durham, 10 Sep 2024, 09:45
- Mercedes Sprinter and Toyota
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111490051
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the A688 in County Durham, 12 Jun 2024, 18:50
- Kia Ceed and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111455441
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 Mar 2024, 19:23
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024111421221
- Serious
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A688 in County Durham, 29 Feb 2024, 12:35
- Land Rover Freelander and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111415552
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A177 in County Durham, 26 Feb 2024, 14:15
- Volkswagen Polo and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111420505
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A688 in County Durham, 19 Jan 2024, 14:45
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111406309
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A688 in County Durham, 7 Jul 2023, 11:40
- Renault Clio and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111327724
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the B6291 in County Durham, 12 Jun 2023, 19:55
- Renault Clio, BMW 3 Series and Audi A8
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111322854
- Slight
Land Rover Defender crash on the A688 in County Durham, 1 Mar 2023, 18:10
- Land Rover Defender and Triumph Street Triple
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111283426
- Serious
Ford Mondeo crash on the A688 in County Durham, 30 Nov 2022, 18:30
- Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022111248968
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A688 in County Durham, 9 Nov 2022, 18:10
- Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022111243916
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 13 May 2022, 18:05
- Volvo V40 and Toyota Corolla
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111177727
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A688 in County Durham, 21 Jan 2022, 10:30
- Vauxhall Astra, Ford Transit and Volvo XC60
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022111134967
- Fatal
Scania crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 15 Jul 2021, 18:20
- 2 Scanias, Vauxhall Crossland, Toyota Hilux and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 7 casualties
Ref 2021111067546
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A688 in County Durham, 2 Dec 2020, 06:18
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020111003620
- Serious
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 18 Oct 2020, 18:15
- Yamaha YZF R125 and Volkswagen T-Roc
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110990929
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A688 in County Durham, 15 Aug 2020, 18:50
- Land Rover Discovery and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020110972897
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 5 Jul 2020, 18:40
- Peugeot 207 and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020110962888
- Slight
Porsche 911 crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 4 Jul 2020, 13:40
- Porsche 911 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110962357
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A688 in County Durham, 18 Jun 2020, 13:00
- Vauxhall Mokka and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110962303
- Serious
DAF Trucks crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 29 Jan 2020, 08:44
- DAF Trucks (2) and Kia Sportage
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110924919
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A688 in County Durham, 27 Dec 2019, 16:10
- Citroen C3 and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110915972
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A688 in County Durham, 26 Dec 2019, 15:42
- Vauxhall Zafira and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110915923
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A688 in County Durham, 23 Oct 2019, 07:55
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110892944
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 1 Aug 2019, 18:22
- Toyota Auris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110865159
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 27 Jul 2019, 17:30
- Toyota Auris and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110862466
- Serious
Audi Q2 crash on the A177 in County Durham, 21 Jul 2019, 16:15
- Audi Q2 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110859991
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on the A688 in County Durham, 17 Mar 2019, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110825146
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 2 Feb 2019, 16:50
- Vauxhall Corsa and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110814678
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 13 Dec 2018, 18:10
- BMW 2 Series, Mercedes ML Class and Ford Ecosport
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018110808023
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A688 in County Durham, 5 Dec 2018, 07:15
- Vauxhall Mokka and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018110803275
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 14 Nov 2018, 16:35
- Citroen DS3, Volkswagen Golf and Seat Ibiza
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018110803165
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 2 Nov 2018, 17:49
- Citroen C3 and Volkswagen Scirocco
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110805741
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A177 in County Durham, 18 Oct 2018, 16:40
- Renault Clio and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110337897
- Slight
Ssangyong Korando crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 9 Oct 2018, 13:08
- Ssangyong Korando and Nissan Pathfinder
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110336972
- Slight
Car crash on the A688 in County Durham, 30 May 2018, 17:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110298918
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A177 in County Durham, 29 May 2018, 10:20
- Volkswagen Polo and Peugeot 307
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110305889
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A688 in County Durham, 4 Apr 2018, 15:05
- BMW 1 Series and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018110283970
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 7 Nov 2017, 17:15
- Honda Civic and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110248203
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A688 in County Durham, 6 Nov 2017, 10:20
- Volkswagen Polo and Renault Kangoo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110247856
- Serious
Renault Megane crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 31 Oct 2017, 18:06
- Renault Megane and Mercedes CLC Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017110247148
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A1(M) in County Durham, 30 Oct 2017, 15:15
- Nissan Micra and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110242879
- Slight
Wrightbus Gemini crash on the A177 in County Durham, 26 Aug 2017, 14:05
- Wrightbus Gemini and Peugeot 108
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017110222371
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A688 in County Durham, 23 Aug 2017, 16:30
- Peugeot 208 and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110222732
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A688 in County Durham, 2 Jun 2017, 15:06
- Ford Kuga and Citroen Xsara
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110188969