Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 20 Oct 2025, 17:45
- Ford Mondeo and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111657525
Derwent & Pont Valley, County Durham, DH8 7QE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 131 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Derwent & Pont Valley ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 184 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 131
- 6,278th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 184
- 1.40 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the DH8 7QE hotspot
15 of the 131 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal32.3%
- Serious129.2%
- Slight11689%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 17
- Slightly injured
- 164
- All casualties
- 184
Accidents by year at the DH8 7QE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2016, against an average of 5.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the DH8 7QE hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9 | 16 |
| 2014 | 9 | 13 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 15 |
| 2002 | 9 | 12 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 |
Map of crashes at the DH8 7QE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DH8 7QE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Derwent & Pont Valley, County Durham, DH8 7QE 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 DH8 7QE 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
- Derwent & Pont Valley
- Council area
- County Durham
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- DH8 7QE
- Postcode district
- DH8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.85928, -1.80188
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 20 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 6,278th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the DH8 7QE hotspot
79 of the 131 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Leadgate.
Accident hotspots near DH8 7QE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Derwent & Pont Valley, County Durham, DH8 6RS area, 1.4 km away, with 107 collisions.
- Derwent & Pont Valley, County Durham, DH8 6RS area1.4 km away, 193 casualties107 collisions
- Consett North, County Durham, DH8 6QQ area1.5 km away, 116 casualties81 collisions
- Consett North, County Durham, DH8 6GH area1.8 km away, 447 casualties336 collisions
- Delves Lane, County Durham, DH8 7UG area2.3 km away, 136 casualties87 collisions
- Annfield Plain & Tanfield, County Durham, DH8 7TG area2.6 km away, 111 casualties65 collisions
- Derwent & Pont Valley, County Durham, DH8 6PH area2.8 km away, 111 casualties63 collisions
- Benfieldside, County Durham, DH8 8TU area2.8 km away, 209 casualties150 collisions
- Annfield Plain & Tanfield, County Durham, DH9 8NW area3.4 km away, 108 casualties79 collisions
All 131 crashes at the DH8 7QE hotspot
Newest first, from 27 April 2001 to 20 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 24 Apr 2025, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111593745
- Fatal
Audi A4 crash on the A692 in County Durham, 25 Jan 2025, 05:47
- Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2025111546263
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 16 Dec 2024, 15:54
- Vauxhall Zafira and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024111531303
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 1 Dec 2024, 19:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111526560
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 31 Jan 2024, 14:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111406732
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 22 Dec 2023, 17:45
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023111401067
- Serious
KTM 125 Duke crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 18 Sep 2023, 12:07
- KTM 125 Duke and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023111362215
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Jan 2023, 15:21
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111270244
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Dec 2022, 17:10
- Renault Captur and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111259616
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Jul 2022, 18:37
- Ford Transit and Abarth 595
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111202629
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 11 May 2022, 22:00
- Audi A3 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111176261
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Oct 2021, 18:05
- Citroen C1 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111100300
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Jan 2020, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110926717
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 16 Sep 2019, 07:30
- Peugeot Partner and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110878549
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A691 in County Durham, 17 Jun 2019, 16:05
- Land Rover Freelander and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110862463
- Serious
Suzuki Vitara crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 28 Apr 2019, 19:11
- Suzuki Vitara and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110836709
- Fatal
Subaru Forester crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 30 Mar 2019, 16:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110827757
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A692 in County Durham, 9 Jan 2019, 08:28
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110807688
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Apr 2018, 13:30
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018110284105
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on a C road in County Durham, 22 Mar 2018, 11:33
- Vauxhall Insignia and Audi TT
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110283321
- Serious
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 31 Dec 2017, 15:53
- Fiat Punto and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017110261828
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 5 Dec 2017, 19:55
- Vauxhall Astra and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110255963
- Serious
Peugeot crash on the A692 in County Durham, 5 Jun 2017, 21:10
- Peugeot and Ford Galaxy
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017110191271
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 17 Jan 2017, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110151525
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on a C road in County Durham, 24 Dec 2016, 21:20
- Peugeot 207, Superbyke RMR 125 and Citroen Xsara
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110145891
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A692 in County Durham, 12 Dec 2016, 20:41
- Volkswagen Polo and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110139266
- Slight
Triumph Tiger crash on the A692 in County Durham, 30 Sep 2016, 10:11
- Triumph Tiger and Skoda Citigo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110117635
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on a C road in County Durham, 24 Jun 2016, 07:58
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110081149
- Slight
Suzuki SX4 crash on the A692 in County Durham, 27 May 2016, 07:30
- Suzuki SX4 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016110075048
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A692 in County Durham, 23 May 2016, 18:56
- Renault Clio and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016110072189
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A692 in County Durham, 24 Apr 2016, 00:16
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110063945
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A692 in County Durham, 14 Feb 2016, 16:50
- Peugeot 206 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201611NI04546
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A692 in County Durham, 6 Feb 2016, 02:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201611NI03536
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A691 in County Durham, 8 Jan 2016, 07:55
- Renault Clio and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201611NI00426
- Slight
Citroen DS5 crash on the A692 in County Durham, 13 Dec 2015, 16:30
- Citroen DS5 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI25985
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A692 in County Durham, 22 Oct 2015, 06:58
- Vauxhall Corsa and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI22295
- Serious
Honda S2000 crash on the A692 in County Durham, 27 Jul 2015, 12:50
- Honda S2000 and Hyundai Santa Fe
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201511NI14925
- Slight
Scania crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 9 Jul 2015, 11:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI13585
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 29 May 2015, 13:42
- BMW 1 Series, Vauxhall Astra, MG TF and Ford Focus
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201511NI10485
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A692 in County Durham, 12 May 2015, 07:30
- DAF Trucks and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201511NI08775
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 24 Mar 2015, 18:15
- Ford Fiesta and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI07515
- Slight
Suzuki Jimny crash on the A691 in County Durham, 21 Jan 2015, 17:31
- Suzuki Jimny and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201511NI01325
- Slight
BMW X1 crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 18 Jan 2015, 07:30
- BMW X1 and Citroen DS3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NI01315
- Slight
Volvo S40 crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 21 Dec 2014, 14:30
- Volvo S40, a car and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI30894
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B6309 in County Durham, 12 Dec 2014, 09:30
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Touran
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201411NI29714
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the A692 in County Durham, 23 Oct 2014, 11:28
- Audi A4 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI25774
- Slight
Abarth 500 crash on a C road in County Durham, 28 Sep 2014, 03:48
- Abarth 500 and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NI22594