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

Police recorded 118 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 226 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
118
6,887th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
226
1.92 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the DH1 2SE hotspot

26 of the 118 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious2319%
  • Slight9278%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
32
Slightly injured
191
All casualties
226

Accidents by year at the DH1 2SE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2009, against an average of 4.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202513
2024410
202324
202200
202169
202022
201949
201811
201734
201622
201525
201459
201323
201222
201179
2010610
20091446
20081120
200724
2006719
200534
200468
2003915
20021118
2001610

Map of crashes at the DH1 2SE hotspot

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

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, County Durham, DH1 2SE 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 2SE 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 2SE
Postcode district
DH1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.76912, -1.52534
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
29 April 2025
Rank by collisions
6,887th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DH1 2SE hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A181, with 68 of 118, followed by the B1283 with 18.

Collisions at the DH1 2SE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1816813617
2ndB1283183429
3rdA1(M)172903
4thB1198152704

Accident hotspots near DH1 2SE

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Pittington & Sherburn, County Durham, DH6 1EE area, 1.5 km away, with 81 collisions.

All 118 crashes at the DH1 2SE hotspot

Newest first, from 3 January 2001 to 29 April 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year