Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 4 Dec 2025, 17:37
- Ford Fiesta, MG HS and Mercedes Gla Class
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111683836
Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, DL4 1LX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 168 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Shildon & Dene Valley ward, County Durham, from 2001 to 2025, with 194 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, down from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 168
- 5,052nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 194
- 1.15 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the DL4 1LX hotspot
25 of the 168 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.6%
- Serious2414%
- Slight14385%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 26
- Slightly injured
- 167
- All casualties
- 194
Accidents by year at the DL4 1LX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2005, against an average of 6.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the DL4 1LX 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 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 11 | 16 |
| 2008 | 9 | 10 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 |
| 2006 | 11 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15 | 16 |
| 2004 | 8 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 12 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2001 | 14 | 16 |
Map of crashes at the DL4 1LX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DL4 1LX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, DL4 1LX 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 DL4 1LX 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
- Shildon & Dene Valley
- Council area
- County Durham
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- DL4 1LX
- Postcode district
- DL4
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.62954, -1.64179
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 4 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,052nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the DL4 1LX hotspot
167 of the 168 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Shildon.
Accident hotspots near DL4 1LX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, DL4 1LE area, 1.1 km away, with 67 collisions.
- Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, DL4 1LE area1.1 km away, 84 casualties67 collisions
- Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, DL14 8FZ area1.7 km away, 146 casualties91 collisions
- Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, DL14 6SQ area2.6 km away, 110 casualties66 collisions
- Aycliffe South, County Durham, DL5 7EA area3.3 km away, 155 casualties111 collisions
- Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6PB area3.3 km away, 305 casualties238 collisions
- Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6HF area3.5 km away, 578 casualties414 collisions
- Shildon & Dene Valley, County Durham, DL14 8PY area3.6 km away, 182 casualties126 collisions
- West Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9BG area3.7 km away, 111 casualties77 collisions
All 168 crashes at the DL4 1LX hotspot
Newest first, from 4 January 2001 to 4 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 27 Mar 2025, 11:26
- Volkswagen Golf and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111571661
- Serious
Suzuki crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Mar 2025, 12:54
- Suzuki and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025111563820
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 9 Jun 2024, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111454861
- Slight
Vauxhall Agila crash on the B6282 in County Durham, 16 May 2024, 07:10
- Vauxhall Agila and Volvo XC60
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111449298
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 10 May 2024, 17:45
- Peugeot Partner and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111460435
- Serious
BMW 4 Series crash on the B6282 in County Durham, 2 Feb 2024, 09:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024111406667
- Slight
Mercedes Citan crash on the B6282 in County Durham, 26 Sep 2023, 08:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111356829
- Serious
Mobility scooter crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 2 Feb 2023, 11:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111271801
- Serious
Kia Venga crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 13 Aug 2022, 17:30
- Kia Venga and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111210336
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 13 Aug 2022, 12:30
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111211291
- Slight
Volkswagen Scirocco crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 14 Jun 2022, 14:24
- Volkswagen Scirocco and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111187840
- Serious
Citroen DS5 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 30 May 2022, 13:26
- Citroen DS5 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022111182995
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 Apr 2022, 18:10
- Audi A6 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022111172253
- Serious
Ford C-Max crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Jul 2021, 09:00
- Ford C-Max and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021111063051
- Slight
Scania crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 24 Sep 2020, 14:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110984146
- Slight
Chevrolet Spark crash on the B6282 in County Durham, 4 Sep 2020, 22:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110983334
- Slight
Mini One crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 28 Jul 2020, 19:35
- Mini One and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110968129
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 Nov 2019, 19:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110904208
- Serious
Car crash on the B6282 in County Durham, 8 Jul 2019, 16:05
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110858894
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 20 Nov 2018, 16:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110803597
- Serious
Seat Ibiza crash on a C road in County Durham, 15 Oct 2018, 16:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018110338714
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B6282 in County Durham, 21 Nov 2017, 13:11
- Ford Focus, Peugeot 308, Peugeot 206 and Renault Megane
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110251747
- Slight
Bus crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 11 Sep 2017, 17:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110227102
- Slight
Car crash on the B6282 in County Durham, 6 Jun 2017, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110194916
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 1 Jun 2017, 11:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110190373
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 May 2017, 14:11
- Peugeot 206 and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110190269
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 12 Apr 2017, 19:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110179660
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on a C road in County Durham, 24 Feb 2017, 13:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017110163159
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 22 Jun 2016, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110080487
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 Mar 2016, 20:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110056683
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on a C road in County Durham, 19 Feb 2016, 11:19
- Nissan Note and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201611SK05016
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on a C road in County Durham, 19 Nov 2015, 18:25
- Suzuki Swift and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511SK23915
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 29 May 2015, 15:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201511SK10495
- Slight
Suzuki SX4 crash on a C road in County Durham, 5 Mar 2015, 11:29
- Suzuki SX4 and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511SK04675
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B6282 in County Durham, 22 Jan 2015, 08:05
- Vauxhall Corsa and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511SK01825
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on a C road in County Durham, 15 Jan 2015, 18:15
- DAF Trucks and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201511SK01505
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on a C road in County Durham, 28 Nov 2014, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411SK28884
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 5 Aug 2014, 20:24
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411SK17684
- Slight
Citroen Saxo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 25 Jul 2014, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411SK17614
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 1 Jun 2014, 16:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411SK13374
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on a C road in County Durham, 21 May 2014, 10:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411SK11174
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 31 Jan 2014, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201411SK02124
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on a C road in County Durham, 23 Jan 2014, 11:00
- Peugeot 307 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411SK00944
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on a C road in County Durham, 21 Jan 2014, 08:55
- Skoda Fabia and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411SK01834
- Slight
Seat Alhambra crash on a C road in County Durham, 19 Nov 2013, 17:48
- Seat Alhambra, Volkswagen Polo and Vauxhall Insignia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311SK26373
- Serious
Rover Cityrover crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 14 Nov 2013, 07:55
- Rover Cityrover and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201311SK26243
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on a C road in County Durham, 27 Sep 2013, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201311SK21793