Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 12 Dec 2025, 16:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101682174
Washington East, Sunderland, NE38 8HF area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 158 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Washington East ward, Sunderland, from 2001 to 2025, with 226 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 158
- 5,326th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 226
- 1.43 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the NE38 8HF hotspot
31 of the 158 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.3%
- Serious2918%
- Slight12780%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 32
- Slightly injured
- 192
- All casualties
- 226
Accidents by year at the NE38 8HF hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2003, against an average of 6.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the NE38 8HF hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 | 13 |
| 2004 | 10 | 21 |
| 2003 | 11 | 17 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2001 | 7 | 8 |
Map of crashes at the NE38 8HF hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE38 8HF.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Washington East, Sunderland, NE38 8HF 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 NE38 8HF 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
- Washington East
- Council area
- Sunderland
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- NE38 8HF
- Postcode district
- NE38
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.90399, -1.49664
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 12 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,326th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the NE38 8HF hotspot
62 of the 158 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Washington.
Accident hotspots near NE38 8HF
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Washington East, Sunderland, NE37 3EE area, 1.5 km away, with 105 collisions.
- Washington East, Sunderland, NE37 3EE area1.5 km away, 132 casualties105 collisions
- Washington East, Sunderland, NE38 7EF area1.6 km away, 201 casualties163 collisions
- Washington North, Sunderland, NE37 2EA area1.7 km away, 426 casualties326 collisions
- Hylton Castle, Sunderland, SR5 3HW area2.4 km away, 764 casualties495 collisions
- Washington Central, Sunderland, NE37 1NB area2.5 km away, 657 casualties476 collisions
- Washington North, Sunderland, NE37 2LD area2.7 km away, 156 casualties127 collisions
- Washington South, Sunderland, NE38 8AE area2.9 km away, 73 casualties64 collisions
- Penshaw & Shiney Row, Sunderland, DH4 7EP area3 km away, 118 casualties90 collisions
All 158 crashes at the NE38 8HF hotspot
Newest first, from 2 February 2001 to 12 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Suzuki Alto crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 17 Jul 2025, 22:40
- Suzuki Alto and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025101617647
- Slight
Mercedes Eqc Class crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 8 Jul 2025, 08:52
- Mercedes Eqc Class, Land Rover Discovery and Nissan Qashqai
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025101612962
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 11 Jun 2025, 11:07
- Audi A6 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101603821
- Serious
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 10 Feb 2025, 16:56
- Peugeot 3008 and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025101552852
- Serious
Honda CBF crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 11 Aug 2024, 14:40
- Honda CBF and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101493744
- Slight
Volkswagen Transporter crash on a C road in Sunderland, 23 Jun 2024, 19:50
- Volkswagen Transporter and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101486221
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 30 Apr 2024, 18:40
- Audi A3, Ford Mondeo and Citroen C3
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024101437766
- Serious
Peugeot 2008 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 29 Jan 2024, 19:20
- Peugeot 2008 and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101404062
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 25 Sep 2023, 19:56
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101356223
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 14 Jun 2023, 17:20
- Audi A4 and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101319166
- Slight
Optare Solo crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 11 Mar 2023, 19:05
- Optare Solo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101286484
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 7 Mar 2023, 13:57
- Mercedes Vito and Dacia Sandero
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023101286647
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 4 Feb 2023, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101272359
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 13 Aug 2022, 10:00
- Nissan Micra and Dacia Sandero
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022101209676
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 8 Jul 2022, 06:45
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101196710
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 6 Feb 2022, 13:18
- Peugeot 208, Vauxhall Crossland and another vehicle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101141486
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 4 Jan 2022, 19:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101128333
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 10 Aug 2021, 22:03
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021101077117
- Serious
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 28 May 2021, 22:15
- A motorcycle and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101050643
- Slight
Seat Ateca crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 13 May 2021, 14:30
- Seat Ateca and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101045555
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 22 Dec 2020, 14:50
- Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Jetta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020101009750
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 27 Oct 2020, 16:15
- BMW 3 Series and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020100994380
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 8 Sep 2020, 17:00
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100979762
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 14 Jun 2020, 18:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100957224
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 18 Feb 2019, 07:00
- Volvo and Mercedes GLC Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100816866
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 21 Dec 2018, 21:00
- Vauxhall Zafira and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018100352818
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 21 Nov 2018, 22:10
- Skoda Octavia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100346034
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 23 Oct 2018, 13:30
- Citroen Relay and Seat Exeo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018100339065
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 16 Sep 2018, 10:00
- Ford Transit and Volkswagen Caddy
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018100327534
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 3 Jul 2018, 12:38
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100307274
- Slight
Optare Solo crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 26 Mar 2018, 11:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100280473
- Slight
Honda CRV crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 27 Feb 2018, 18:00
- Honda CRV, Audi Q5 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100272732
- Slight
Nissan Pixo crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 2 Nov 2017, 07:20
- Nissan Pixo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100235425
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 19 Jun 2017, 15:00
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100192770
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 12 Jun 2017, 14:30
- Fiat 500 and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100190507
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 11 Apr 2017, 16:50
- Seat Ibiza and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100198784
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 5 Jul 2016, 17:00
- Vauxhall Vectra, Vauxhall Zafira and Mercedes C Class
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016100091475
- Serious
Skoda Fabia crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 2 Jun 2016, 14:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100078284
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 3 Apr 2016, 18:00
- Vauxhall Astra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100057038
- Serious
Audi A4 crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 30 Mar 2016, 13:52
- Audi A4, Nissan Qashqai and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100054108
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 20 Feb 2016, 18:52
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2016100104816
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 19 Dec 2015, 14:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100823315
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 23 Oct 2015, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100662115
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 9 Sep 2015, 22:38
- Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Sharan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100536515
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Sunderland, 3 Jul 2015, 13:56
- Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100400615
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 29 Jun 2015, 09:00
- Audi A6 and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100380515
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A1231 in Sunderland, 18 Apr 2015, 12:22
- Ford Fiesta, Nissan Qashqai, Seat Ibiza and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100247915