Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 19 Dec 2025, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101687010
Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 4DH area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 264 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Houghton North ward, Sunderland, from 2001 to 2025, with 335 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.
In 2025 there were 8 collisions here, up from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 264
- 3,088th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 335
- 1.27 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 8
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the DH4 4DH hotspot
41 of the 264 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.8%
- Serious3915%
- Slight22384%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 43
- Slightly injured
- 290
- All casualties
- 335
Accidents by year at the DH4 4DH hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 19 in 2003, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the DH4 4DH hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 8
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
View as a tableHide the table
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 | 15 |
| 2018 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 13 | 16 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 | 17 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010 | 14 | 19 |
| 2009 | 13 | 15 |
| 2008 | 14 | 16 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 |
| 2006 | 15 | 18 |
| 2005 | 13 | 17 |
| 2004 | 17 | 20 |
| 2003 | 19 | 23 |
| 2002 | 12 | 13 |
| 2001 | 10 | 23 |
Map of crashes at the DH4 4DH hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DH4 4DH.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 4DH area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the DH4 4DH 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
- Houghton North
- Council area
- Sunderland
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- DH4 4DH
- Postcode district
- DH4
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.84075, -1.46777
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 19 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,088th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the DH4 4DH hotspot
194 of the 264 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Houghton-le-Spring.
Accident hotspots near DH4 4DH
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 4FB area, 1.6 km away, with 157 collisions.
- Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 4FB area1.6 km away, 206 casualties157 collisions
- Houghton South & Hetton Downs, Sunderland, DH5 9RL area1.7 km away, 112 casualties76 collisions
- Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 6HU area2 km away, 203 casualties168 collisions
- Houghton South & Hetton Downs, Sunderland, DH4 4NN area2.4 km away, 195 casualties120 collisions
- Hetton, Sunderland, DH5 9JG area2.5 km away, 280 casualties219 collisions
- Herrington & Newbottle, Sunderland, SR3 3RD area3.3 km away, 544 casualties380 collisions
- Doxford Park, Sunderland, SR3 2GP area3.4 km away, 121 casualties70 collisions
- Penshaw & Shiney Row, Sunderland, DH4 7DS area3.4 km away, 372 casualties294 collisions
All 264 crashes at the DH4 4DH hotspot
Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 19 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 20 Oct 2025, 08:44
- Peugeot 208 and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025101656575
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 22 Sep 2025, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101645943
- Slight
Dacia Sandero crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 5 Sep 2025, 13:24
- Dacia Sandero and BMW 2 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101637822
- Slight
Bus crash on a C road in Sunderland, 26 Jul 2025, 17:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101622642
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 10 Jul 2025, 11:30
- Audi Q3 and Toyota Corolla
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101614622
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 25 Feb 2025, 07:21
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101558042
- Serious
Honda Jazz crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 8 Jan 2025, 12:10
- Honda Jazz and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025101542245
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 7 Jun 2024, 17:30
- Hyundai i20 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101453191
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on a C road in Sunderland, 1 Jun 2024, 14:34
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024101451699
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 16 May 2024, 15:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101443946
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on a C road in Sunderland, 27 Mar 2024, 15:30
- Mini Cooper and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024101425641
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 15 Mar 2024, 20:37
- Land Rover Discovery and BMW X5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101421589
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the B1260 in Sunderland, 25 Dec 2023, 11:57
- Vauxhall Mokka and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101392391
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 30 Jun 2023, 13:30
- BMW 3 Series and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101325783
- Slight
Dacia Sandero crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 1 Feb 2023, 16:45
- Dacia Sandero and Yamaha FJR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101277405
- Serious
Mercedes CLS Class crash on the A690 in Sunderland, 7 Jun 2022, 08:00
- Mercedes CLS Class and Honda NSC
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101191627
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 4 Mar 2022, 14:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101150360
- Serious
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 8 Feb 2022, 16:45
- Hyundai i10 and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101142499
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 11 Oct 2021, 19:17
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101097886
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 19 Jun 2021, 12:19
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101057461
- Slight
Dacia Duster crash on a C road in Sunderland, 29 Mar 2021, 17:35
- Dacia Duster and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101031828
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 19 Feb 2021, 16:00
- Mercedes A Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101022867
- Serious
Renault Master crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 5 Nov 2020, 15:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100996755
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 15 Oct 2020, 20:04
- BMW 3 Series and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100991017
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B1404 in Sunderland, 22 Aug 2020, 03:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100974666
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 15 Aug 2020, 08:35
- Hyundai i20 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100972760
- Serious
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 7 Aug 2020, 18:00
- A car and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100970888
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 29 Jul 2020, 02:10
- Nissan X-Trail and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100969199
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 24 Jun 2020, 09:49
- Renault Clio and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020100959581
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 16 Mar 2020, 14:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100940463
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 22 Feb 2020, 00:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100933338
- Slight
Car crash on the B1260 in Sunderland, 20 Jan 2020, 09:37
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100921646
- Slight
Bus crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 25 Nov 2019, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100903119
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 2 Nov 2019, 09:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100894563
- Serious
Volkswagen Bora crash on the B1260 in Sunderland, 31 Oct 2019, 12:38
- Volkswagen Bora and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019100894059
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 27 Oct 2019, 19:28
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100892936
- Serious
Mercedes crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 14 Oct 2019, 11:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100888497
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 28 Jun 2019, 17:20
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100853546
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the B1260 in Sunderland, 20 Jun 2019, 13:30
- Seat Ibiza and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100851114
- Slight
Van crash on the A690 in Sunderland, 12 Jun 2019, 11:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100848248
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the A690 in Sunderland, 18 May 2019, 19:19
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100840771
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 21 Mar 2019, 22:14
- Ford Transit and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100825610
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 7 Feb 2019, 14:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100814600
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 1 Feb 2019, 20:55
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019100812524
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A182 in Sunderland, 29 Dec 2018, 19:20
- Toyota Aygo and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2018100353263
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on a C road in Sunderland, 24 Dec 2018, 11:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100352370
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the A690 in Sunderland, 18 Nov 2018, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100347464