Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 14 Nov 2025, 17:00
- Citroen C3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111670080
Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5DT area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 128 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Peterlee ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 177 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, up from none in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 128
- 6,425th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 177
- 1.38 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 0 in 2024
Crash severity at the SR8 5DT hotspot
21 of the 128 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.6%
- Serious1915%
- Slight10784%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 20
- Slightly injured
- 155
- All casualties
- 177
Accidents by year at the SR8 5DT hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2001, against an average of 5.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SR8 5DT hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 13 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 11 | 16 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9 |
| 2006 | 11 | 17 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2001 | 14 | 23 |
Map of crashes at the SR8 5DT hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SR8 5DT.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5DT area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the SR8 5DT 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
- Peterlee
- Council area
- County Durham
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- SR8 5DT
- Postcode district
- SR8
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.77092, -1.33842
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 23 of 25
- Latest collision
- 14 November 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 6,425th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the SR8 5DT hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Peterlee had the most collisions, 77 of 128.
Accident hotspots near SR8 5DT
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Horden & Dene House, County Durham, SR8 4BD area, 1.2 km away, with 62 collisions.
- Horden & Dene House, County Durham, SR8 4BD area1.2 km away, 93 casualties62 collisions
- Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2PF area1.2 km away, 476 casualties329 collisions
- Horden & Dene House, County Durham, SR8 1AD area1.5 km away, 110 casualties88 collisions
- Horden & Dene House, County Durham, SR8 4RL area1.5 km away, 453 casualties352 collisions
- Easington & Shotton, County Durham, SR8 2HX area1.6 km away, 176 casualties130 collisions
- Easington & Shotton, County Durham, SR8 3BP area2 km away, 179 casualties132 collisions
- Easington & Shotton, County Durham, SR8 3PN area2 km away, 168 casualties113 collisions
- Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2LA area2.4 km away, 179 casualties123 collisions
All 128 crashes at the SR8 5DT hotspot
Newest first, from 30 January 2001 to 14 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 8 Nov 2025, 15:05
- Nissan X-Trail and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111666649
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 28 Jun 2025, 13:40
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025111616167
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 28 Dec 2023, 18:01
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023111396599
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 3 Jun 2023, 16:55
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111330564
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 Dec 2022, 14:57
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111259455
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 12 Nov 2022, 14:12
- Suzuki Swift and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111242867
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Nov 2022, 12:30
- Nissan Qashqai and Suzuki Alto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111239313
- Slight
Vauxhall Viva crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 21 Sep 2022, 16:45
- Vauxhall Viva and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111224194
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 16 Nov 2021, 15:10
- Peugeot 207 and Volkswagen Crafter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111111406
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 6 Mar 2021, 10:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111026568
- Fatal
Mercedes C Class crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 6 Feb 2021, 16:02
- Mercedes C Class and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021111019825
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Oct 2020, 18:00
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020111001010
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 18 Oct 2020, 15:03
- Ford Fusion and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020110993845
- Serious
Yamaha crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 5 Mar 2020, 15:29
- Yamaha and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110937068
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 13 Dec 2019, 11:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110924448
- Serious
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 7 Sep 2019, 19:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110875374
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 11 Aug 2019, 17:25
- A bicycle and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110873852
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 9 Jun 2019, 12:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110853934
- Serious
Mercedes Sprinter crash on a C road in County Durham, 31 Aug 2018, 16:30
- Mercedes Sprinter and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110329058
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 15 Jul 2018, 11:38
- Seat Leon and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110310744
- Serious
Ford Galaxy crash on a C road in County Durham, 7 Jul 2018, 02:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110310395
- Slight
Vauxhall Agila crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 19 Apr 2018, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110288516
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 23 May 2016, 17:30
- BMW 3 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110073936
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 11 May 2016, 14:42
- Citroen C3, DAF Trucks and Citroen C2
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016110070590
- Slight
Car crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 25 Apr 2016, 06:55
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110064031
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Nov 2015, 12:39
- Peugeot 307 and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NE22875
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 18 Oct 2015, 21:00
- Ford Transit Connect and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NE21445
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Jul 2015, 05:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NE14765
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on a C road in County Durham, 5 Jul 2015, 13:50
- Skoda Fabia and Volkswagen Touareg
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 201511NE12895
- Serious
MAN crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 19 May 2015, 04:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511NE09695
- Slight
Optare crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 26 Sep 2014, 12:04
- Optare and Yamaha YZF R125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NF22454
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 2 Sep 2014, 16:18
- Volkswagen Passat and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NF20284
- Slight
Subaru crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 May 2014, 16:35
- Subaru and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NE10684
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on a C road in County Durham, 24 Mar 2014, 16:17
- Nissan Micra and a van
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201411NE07394
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 15 Feb 2014, 19:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NE03364
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Nov 2013, 12:30
- Renault Megane and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311NE27343
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 7 Oct 2013, 14:40
- Vauxhall Zafira and Yamaha YZF R6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311NE24223
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 14 Jul 2013, 07:42
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311NE15033
- Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on a C road in County Durham, 30 Apr 2013, 09:15
- Citroen Xsara and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311NE09683
- Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on a C road in County Durham, 18 Apr 2013, 15:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201311NE09003
- Slight
Scania crash on a C road in County Durham, 28 Jan 2013, 12:35
- Scania and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311NE03933
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 22 Jan 2013, 17:00
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201311NF01543
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 27 Jan 2012, 17:00
- Fiat Punto and Citroen C2
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201211NE00832
- Slight
Yamaha R6 crash on the A1086 in County Durham, 7 Jan 2012, 18:38
- Yamaha R6, Toyota and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201211NF01362
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on a C road in County Durham, 12 Dec 2011, 18:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201111NE32481
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 30 Aug 2011, 21:14
- Ford Mondeo and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201111NE21301
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on a C road in County Durham, 26 Jul 2011, 21:10
- Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201111NE18551