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Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 2JQ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 235 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 321 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
235
3,556th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
321
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
7
8 in 2024

Crash severity at the DH1 2JQ hotspot

42 of the 235 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4017%
  • Slight19382%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
42
Slightly injured
277
All casualties
321

Accidents by year at the DH1 2JQ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 21 in 2001, against an average of 9.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the DH1 2JQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
2024811
202356
20221112
202156
202066
201955
201899
2017611
201679
2015916
20141421
201367
20121118
20111722
2010911
2009913
20081112
20071727
200644
200568
2004914
20031216
20021115
20012135

Map of crashes at the DH1 2JQ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DH1 2JQ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 2JQ 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 DH1 2JQ 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
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Council area
County Durham
Nearest postcode to the centre
DH1 2JQ
Postcode district
DH1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.77894, -1.54565
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
6 December 2025
Rank by collisions
3,556th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DH1 2JQ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A181, with 67 of 235, followed by the A690 with 1.

Collisions at the DH1 2JQ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA181679628
2ndA6901200

Towns near the DH1 2JQ hotspot

All 235 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Durham.

Accident hotspots near DH1 2JQ

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 1LJ area, 1.1 km away, with 125 collisions.

All 235 crashes at the DH1 2JQ hotspot

Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 6 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year