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Brandon, County Durham, DH7 8NL area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 135 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Brandon ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 178 casualties. Of those collisions, 27 were serious and none fatal.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
135
6,135th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
178
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the DH7 8NL hotspot

27 of the 135 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2720%
  • Slight10880%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
29
Slightly injured
149
All casualties
178

Accidents by year at the DH7 8NL hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2009, against an average of 5.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the DH7 8NL hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202434
202311
2022710
202111
202057
201956
201845
2017711
201679
20151115
201447
201345
201222
201155
201044
20091518
200889
2007310
200667
200577
2004710
200367
200258
200157

Map of crashes at the DH7 8NL hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DH7 8NL.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Brandon, County Durham, DH7 8NL 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 DH7 8NL 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
Brandon
Council area
County Durham
Nearest postcode to the centre
DH7 8NL
Postcode district
DH7
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.7509, -1.62792
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
16 December 2025
Rank by collisions
6,135th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DH7 8NL hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A690, with 51 of 135, followed by the B6300 with 5.

Collisions at the DH7 8NL hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690516308
2ndB63005500

Towns near the DH7 8NL hotspot

129 of the 135 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Brandon, County Durham.

Accident hotspots near DH7 8NL

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Brandon, County Durham, DH7 8JX area, 1.8 km away, with 107 collisions.

All 135 crashes at the DH7 8NL hotspot

Newest first, from 26 January 2001 to 16 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year