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Murton, County Durham, SR7 8ST area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 126 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Murton ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 209 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
126
6,512th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
209
1.66 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Crash severity at the SR7 8ST hotspot

21 of the 126 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2016%
  • Slight10583%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
21
Slightly injured
187
All casualties
209

Accidents by year at the SR7 8ST hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 17 in 2004, against an average of 5.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the SR7 8ST hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202411
202333
2022411
202156
202027
201912
201866
2017921
201646
201544
2014714
2013812
201247
201135
2010412
2009710
200858
200748
200646
200545
20041727
200347
200244
2001913

Map of crashes at the SR7 8ST hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SR7 8ST.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Murton, County Durham, SR7 8ST area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the SR7 8ST 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
Murton
Council area
County Durham
Nearest postcode to the centre
SR7 8ST
Postcode district
SR7
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.81594, -1.3658
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
30 November 2025
Rank by collisions
6,512th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the SR7 8ST hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A19, with 61 of 126, followed by the B1285 with 36.

Collisions at the SR7 8ST hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA196110517
2ndB1285365808
3rdA182172802
4thB143281203

Towns near the SR7 8ST hotspot

14 of the 126 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Murton, County Durham.

Accident hotspots near SR7 8ST

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Murton, County Durham, SR7 9PH area, 1.4 km away, with 146 collisions.

All 126 crashes at the SR7 8ST hotspot

Newest first, from 28 January 2001 to 30 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year