Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 24 Dec 2025, 20:00
- Ford Fiesta and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101687877
Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 6HU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 168 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Houghton North ward, Sunderland, from 2001 to 2025, with 203 casualties. Of those collisions, 27 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 7 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 168
- 5,052nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 203
- 1.21 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 7 in 2024
Crash severity at the DH4 6HU hotspot
27 of the 168 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious2716%
- Slight14184%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 27
- Slightly injured
- 176
- All casualties
- 203
Accidents by year at the DH4 6HU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2019, against an average of 6.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the DH4 6HU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 4
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 9 | 11 |
| 2007 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 | 11 |
| 2001 | 9 | 10 |
Map of crashes at the DH4 6HU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DH4 6HU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 6HU 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 6HU 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 6HU
- Postcode district
- DH4
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.84362, -1.4991
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 24 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,052nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the DH4 6HU hotspot
164 of the 168 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Fence Houses.
Accident hotspots near DH4 6HU
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
- Lumley & West Rainton, County Durham, DH4 6DU area1.7 km away, 121 casualties89 collisions
- Houghton North, Sunderland, DH4 4DH area2 km away, 335 casualties264 collisions
- Houghton South & Hetton Downs, Sunderland, DH5 9RL area2.6 km away, 112 casualties76 collisions
- Penshaw & Shiney Row, Sunderland, DH4 7DS area2.7 km away, 372 casualties294 collisions
- Washington South, Sunderland, DH4 7QF area3.6 km away, 139 casualties103 collisions
- Lumley & West Rainton, County Durham, DH4 6RQ area3.7 km away, 164 casualties98 collisions
- Houghton South & Hetton Downs, Sunderland, DH4 4NN area3.7 km away, 195 casualties120 collisions
All 168 crashes at the DH4 6HU hotspot
Newest first, from 2 February 2001 to 24 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 18 Aug 2025, 14:45
- Mercedes A Class and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101630940
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 30 Jul 2025, 10:28
- Vauxhall Mokka and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101622718
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on a C road in Sunderland, 5 Mar 2025, 18:33
- Volkswagen Golf and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101562292
- Slight
Porsche Boxster crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 10 Sep 2024, 17:25
- Porsche Boxster and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101564095
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on a C road in Sunderland, 30 Jul 2024, 13:20
- Mercedes Sprinter and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101473985
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the B1284 in Sunderland, 13 Jul 2024, 14:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101467922
- Serious
Dacia Sandero crash on the A1052 in County Durham, 26 Apr 2024, 07:00
- Dacia Sandero and an electric motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111436159
- Slight
Iveco Daily crash on the A1052 in County Durham, 13 Mar 2024, 08:55
- Iveco Daily and BMW X3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111420623
- Slight
Car crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 21 Feb 2024, 23:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101412786
- Serious
Citroen Xsara crash on a C road in Sunderland, 15 Jan 2024, 20:40
- Citroen Xsara, Ford Focus and Vauxhall Crossland
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101398714
- Serious
Fiat 500 crash on a C road in Sunderland, 25 Jul 2023, 17:40
- Fiat 500 and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101333459
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on a C road in Sunderland, 25 May 2023, 18:30
- Audi A4 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101312082
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 23 Feb 2023, 19:42
- Volkswagen Golf and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023101321019
- Serious
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 21 Feb 2023, 17:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101279496
- Serious
Peugeot Boxer crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 15 Feb 2023, 18:05
- Peugeot Boxer and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101276785
- Serious
Peugeot 2008 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 11 Feb 2023, 17:44
- Peugeot 2008 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023101275571
- Serious
Audi A4 crash on the A1052 in County Durham, 25 Oct 2022, 17:04
- Audi A4 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111239269
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 22 Oct 2022, 14:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101234020
- Slight
Car crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 7 Oct 2022, 09:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101228911
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 30 Jun 2022, 17:43
- Mercedes and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101195535
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 1 Feb 2022, 15:00
- Ford Kuga and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101139514
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B1284 in Sunderland, 20 Apr 2021, 09:32
- Ford Transit and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101037719
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 10 Dec 2020, 18:10
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020101005971
- Slight
Audi Q7 crash on the A1052 in County Durham, 29 Jul 2020, 18:13
- Audi Q7 and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110968383
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 14 May 2020, 17:34
- Toyota Yaris and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100951503
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A1052 in County Durham, 21 Apr 2020, 15:38
- Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020110947183
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 1 Mar 2020, 20:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100935530
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 12 Dec 2019, 18:05
- Audi A4 and Vauxhall Adam
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100909147
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the B1284 in Sunderland, 3 Dec 2019, 16:00
- Peugeot Partner and Volkswagen Scirocco
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100905234
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 21 Nov 2019, 14:30
- Nissan Micra and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100901059
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 19 Sep 2019, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100879649
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 8 Sep 2019, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100875472
- Serious
Renault Megane crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 31 Aug 2019, 16:40
- Renault Megane, Ford Focus and Nissan Pulsar
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2019100873075
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 15 Aug 2019, 17:20
- Ford Fiesta and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100869078
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 25 Jun 2019, 23:03
- Land Rover Range Rover and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100851508
- Serious
Vauxhall Crossland crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 10 May 2019, 18:45
- Vauxhall Crossland and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100838400
- Serious
Seat Toledo crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 20 Mar 2019, 02:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100825009
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 8 Mar 2019, 21:00
- Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100822213
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 1 Dec 2018, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100348568
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on the B1284 in Sunderland, 25 Nov 2018, 18:25
- Mazda 3 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100346548
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 15 Aug 2018, 13:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100318995
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A1052 in County Durham, 1 May 2018, 11:05
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110296348
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 15 Apr 2018, 19:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100284600
- Serious
Toyota RAV4 crash on the A1052 in County Durham, 5 Oct 2017, 15:25
- Toyota RAV4 and Volkswagen Transporter
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017110235647
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 26 Sep 2017, 14:30
- Ford Mondeo and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100224812
- Slight
Skoda Citigo crash on the A1052 in Sunderland, 15 Sep 2017, 22:30
- Skoda Citigo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100221033
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 4 May 2017, 08:19
- BMW 1 Series, Ford Focus, Vauxhall Zafira and Audi A3
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017100206008