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Chilton, County Durham, DL17 0EZ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 122 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Chilton ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 145 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
122
6,678th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
145
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
1
6 in 2024

Crash severity at the DL17 0EZ hotspot

18 of the 122 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1714%
  • Slight10485%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
17
Slightly injured
126
All casualties
145

Accidents by year at the DL17 0EZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2004, against an average of 4.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the DL17 0EZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202467
202311
202211
202122
202011
2019710
2018811
201777
201622
201533
201444
201378
201233
201133
2010913
200969
200833
200769
200668
200566
20041010
200368
200289
200166

Map of crashes at the DL17 0EZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DL17 0EZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Chilton, County Durham, DL17 0EZ area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the DL17 0EZ 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
Chilton
Council area
County Durham
Nearest postcode to the centre
DL17 0EZ
Postcode district
DL17
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.65837, -1.56078
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
14 December 2025
Rank by collisions
6,678th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DL17 0EZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A167, with 58 of 122, followed by the A689 with 19.

Collisions at the DL17 0EZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167587507
2ndA689192204

Towns near the DL17 0EZ hotspot

48 of the 122 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Chilton, County Durham.

Accident hotspots near DL17 0EZ

6 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 8HJ area, 3.2 km away, with 218 collisions.

All 122 crashes at the DL17 0EZ hotspot

Newest first, from 6 April 2001 to 14 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year