Serious
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 26 Aug 2025, 01:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111633211
Easington & Shotton, County Durham, DH6 2NL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 150 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Easington & Shotton ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 211 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, down from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 150
- 5,563rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 211
- 1.41 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the DH6 2NL hotspot
33 of the 150 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.7%
- Serious3221%
- Slight11778%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 33
- Slightly injured
- 177
- All casualties
- 211
Accidents by year at the DH6 2NL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2001, against an average of 6.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the DH6 2NL 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 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 11 | 18 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 11 |
| 2007 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 | 12 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 8 | 11 |
| 2002 | 9 | 20 |
| 2001 | 14 | 16 |
Map of crashes at the DH6 2NL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DH6 2NL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Easington & Shotton, County Durham, DH6 2NL 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 2NL 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
- Easington & Shotton
- Council area
- County Durham
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- DH6 2NL
- Postcode district
- DH6
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.75965, -1.38852
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 26 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,563rd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the DH6 2NL hotspot
142 of the 150 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Shotton Colliery.
Accident hotspots near DH6 2NL
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Easington & Shotton, County Durham, SR8 2HX area, 1.8 km away, with 130 collisions.
- Easington & Shotton, County Durham, SR8 2HX area1.8 km away, 176 casualties130 collisions
- Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2LA area2.1 km away, 179 casualties123 collisions
- Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2PF area2.6 km away, 476 casualties329 collisions
- Trimdon & Wingate, County Durham, TS28 5FJ area2.7 km away, 223 casualties142 collisions
- Thornley & Wheatley Hill, County Durham, DH6 3LD area2.8 km away, 150 casualties107 collisions
- Easington & Shotton, County Durham, SR8 3BP area3.3 km away, 179 casualties132 collisions
- Horden & Dene House, County Durham, SR8 1AD area3.3 km away, 110 casualties88 collisions
- Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5DT area3.5 km away, 177 casualties128 collisions
All 150 crashes at the DH6 2NL hotspot
Newest first, from 4 January 2001 to 26 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Mitsubishi Shogun crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 30 Apr 2025, 19:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111586019
- Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 10 Apr 2025, 16:25
- Suzuki Vitara and a van
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025111578112
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the B1280 in County Durham, 17 Dec 2024, 21:25
- Peugeot 207 and DS DS4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111531741
- Slight
Suzuki SX4 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 6 Dec 2024, 18:15
- Suzuki SX4 and Volkswagen Caddy
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111528634
- Slight
Mercedes Cla Class crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 3 Sep 2024, 20:20
- Mercedes Cla Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024111489052
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 14 Aug 2024, 22:30
- Renault Clio, Nissan Juke, Vauxhall Insignia and Vauxhall Zafira
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024111480202
- Serious
Audi A5 crash on the B1280 in County Durham, 8 Dec 2023, 15:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111384470
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 Nov 2023, 16:25
- Audi Q3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111382674
- Slight
Volvo C30 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 28 Jul 2022, 08:30
- Volvo C30 and BMW X3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111204233
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Sep 2021, 13:50
- A van and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111093812
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the B1280 in County Durham, 18 Dec 2020, 20:00
- Nissan Micra and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020111008866
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 8 Oct 2020, 13:55
- Ford Mondeo and Hyundai i10
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110989681
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 24 Jul 2020, 20:00
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110968089
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 12 Jul 2020, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110963850
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 7 May 2020, 16:30
- Skoda Fabia and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110950393
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 9 Mar 2020, 16:24
- Ford Mondeo and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110938495
- Slight
Car crash on the B1280 in County Durham, 26 Feb 2020, 13:00
- 3 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110938723
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B1280 in County Durham, 5 Jan 2020, 16:40
- Volkswagen Golf and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110916242
- Slight
Peugeot 108 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 12 Nov 2019, 14:14
- Peugeot 108 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110902507
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 23 Aug 2019, 16:54
- Skoda Fabia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110875617
- Serious
Hyundai Kona crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 30 Apr 2019, 11:45
- Hyundai Kona and Mitsubishi Colt
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019110835522
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 30 Oct 2018, 14:30
- Renault Captur and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110343393
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on a C road in County Durham, 27 Jul 2018, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110315219
- Slight
Land Rover 90 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 26 Apr 2018, 16:00
- Land Rover 90 and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110290800
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 11 Mar 2018, 17:16
- Peugeot 308 and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110276752
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on a C road in County Durham, 14 Jul 2017, 12:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110212676
- Serious
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 Jan 2017, 17:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110151488
- Fatal
BMW 3 Series crash on the B1280 in County Durham, 5 Nov 2016, 11:44
- BMW 3 Series, Seat Ibiza and Audi A3
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016110133601
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 21 Jul 2016, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110097150
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on a C road in County Durham, 10 May 2016, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110068487
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Mar 2016, 12:00
- Hyundai i20 and Suzuki GSX 600
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110055891
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 11 Jan 2016, 14:40
- Citroen C4 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201611NE00476
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on a C road in County Durham, 8 Nov 2015, 16:45
- Citroen C3 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NE23015
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the B1280 in County Durham, 29 Jun 2015, 19:55
- Volkswagen Passat and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201511NE12955
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 26 May 2015, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NE10345
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 Mar 2015, 14:15
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201511NE05135
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 14 Feb 2015, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NE03175
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B1280 in County Durham, 30 Jan 2015, 14:20
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NE02025
- Slight
Vauxhall Movano crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 1 Dec 2014, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NE29074
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 27 Sep 2014, 17:45
- A car and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NE22124
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 9 Aug 2014, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NE18904
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on a C road in County Durham, 14 Jul 2014, 17:09
- Citroen C3, Ford Transit and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201411NE16864
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 1 Mar 2014, 00:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NE04574
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 21 Feb 2014, 14:36
- Peugeot 207, Mazda 2 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NE04264
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 13 Dec 2013, 13:12
- Vauxhall Corsa and Nissan Note
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201311NE28583
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 Nov 2013, 15:34
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311NE26273
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 8 Oct 2013, 08:45
- Ford Mondeo and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311NE22333