Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 20 Sep 2025, 14:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111645317
Murton, County Durham, SR7 9PH area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 146 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Murton ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 200 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 146
- 5,706th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 200
- 1.37 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the SR7 9PH hotspot
32 of the 146 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.4%
- Serious3021%
- Slight11478%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 33
- Slightly injured
- 165
- All casualties
- 200
Accidents by year at the SR7 9PH hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2007, against an average of 5.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SR7 9PH hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 5
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 14 | 24 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 |
| 2005 | 7 | 13 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12 |
| 2001 | 8 | 10 |
Map of crashes at the SR7 9PH hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SR7 9PH.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Murton, County Durham, SR7 9PH 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 9PH 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 9PH
- Postcode district
- SR7
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.81749, -1.38754
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 20 September 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,706th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the SR7 9PH hotspot
144 of the 146 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Murton, County Durham.
Accident hotspots near SR7 9PH
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Murton, County Durham, SR7 8ST area, 1.4 km away, with 126 collisions.
- Murton, County Durham, SR7 8ST area1.4 km away, 209 casualties126 collisions
- Dalton & Dawdon, County Durham, SR7 8LD area1.8 km away, 104 casualties70 collisions
- Murton, County Durham, SR7 8SS area2.5 km away, 165 casualties88 collisions
- Murton, County Durham, DH6 2XQ area2.6 km away, 100 casualties64 collisions
- Dalton & Dawdon, County Durham, SR7 8AU area2.8 km away, 343 casualties265 collisions
- Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0LN area3 km away, 201 casualties122 collisions
- Hetton, Sunderland, DH5 0NB area3.2 km away, 206 casualties141 collisions
- Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7SE area3.8 km away, 304 casualties213 collisions
All 146 crashes at the SR7 9PH hotspot
Newest first, from 9 February 2001 to 20 September 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Yamaha WR crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 27 Jun 2025, 16:50
- Yamaha WR and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111613599
- Serious
Citroen C3 crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 19 Jun 2025, 12:24
- Citroen C3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025111606714
- Serious
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 19 May 2025, 13:35
- Wrightbus Streetlite and Vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111595487
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 6 Mar 2025, 17:00
- Mercedes A Class and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111562238
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 14 Oct 2024, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111504283
- Serious
Ford Ecosport crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 20 Aug 2024, 04:19
- Ford Ecosport and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024111482036
- Slight
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 9 Jul 2024, 16:17
- Wrightbus Streetlite and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111471276
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 1 Jan 2024, 12:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111393690
- Slight
Hyundai ix35 crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 15 Oct 2023, 11:20
- Hyundai ix35 and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111369039
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 10 May 2023, 07:59
- Volkswagen Golf and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111306125
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 26 Aug 2022, 15:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111212924
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 23 Aug 2022, 15:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111212642
- Serious
Mercedes C Class crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 20 Nov 2021, 21:10
- Mercedes C Class and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111116612
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 17 Mar 2021, 18:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111029027
- Slight
Mercedes crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 4 Mar 2021, 10:03
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2021111026401
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Jan 2021, 11:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111017028
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 14 Jan 2021, 12:20
- Citroen Berlingo and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111014403
- Slight
Mercedes crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 8 Jan 2021, 17:40
- Mercedes and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111013578
- Slight
Renault Scenic crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 Dec 2020, 11:15
- Renault Scenic and Nissan X-Trail
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020111010685
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 27 Dec 2020, 12:10
- BMW 1 Series and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020111010230
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Nov 2020, 20:02
- Ford Focus and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110996415
- Slight
Mercedes crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 24 Jul 2020, 11:07
- Mercedes and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110967711
- Slight
Audi Q7 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 27 Jun 2020, 19:50
- Audi Q7 and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110960886
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 13 Feb 2020, 17:50
- Ford Fiesta and Hyundai ix35
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110932544
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 14 Sep 2019, 20:30
- Mercedes A Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110877582
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 8 Aug 2019, 20:00
- Mercedes C Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110866842
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 1 Aug 2019, 08:37
- Citroen C1 and Hyundai ix35
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110864056
- Fatal
Vauxhall Tigra crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 16 Dec 2018, 14:15
- Vauxhall Tigra, Audi TT and a motorcycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110808219
- Serious
Ford Kuga crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 Aug 2018, 19:12
- Ford Kuga and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110328157
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 2 May 2018, 20:00
- Renault Clio and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110290953
- Slight
Hyundai Accent crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 9 Mar 2018, 19:45
- Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Getz and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018110282158
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 10 Dec 2017, 09:40
- Vauxhall Insignia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017110258424
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 26 Nov 2017, 13:45
- Ford Focus and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110252648
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Oct 2017, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110235629
- Slight
Alfa Romeo 159 crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 7 Sep 2017, 18:10
- Alfa Romeo 159 and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017110224123
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 20 Aug 2017, 21:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110221906
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 8 Jul 2017, 09:03
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110206306
- Serious
Ford C-Max crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 18 Jun 2017, 16:30
- Ford C-Max and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110212157
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 15 Jan 2017, 10:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110151272
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 11 Dec 2016, 12:26
- Vauxhall Vectra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110138109
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 14 Nov 2016, 09:30
- Audi A4, Renault Kangoo, Peugeot 207 and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016110132610
- Slight
Mercedes crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Jan 2016, 18:15
- Mercedes and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201611NF00356
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 21 Nov 2015, 11:35
- Nissan Qashqai and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NF23985
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 28 Oct 2015, 10:55
- Kia Picanto and Iveco Daily
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NF22115
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 10 Sep 2015, 17:10
- Ford Transit and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NF17865
- Slight
Renault Kangoo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 3 Sep 2015, 11:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NF18335
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B1285 in County Durham, 6 Aug 2015, 10:40
- Vauxhall Astra and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201511NF15585