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DH2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,392 road traffic collisions in the DH2 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 485 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,392
1,566th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,430
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
59 people killed
Serious collisions
485
573 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DH2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal572.4%
  • Serious48520%
  • Slight1,85077%

What the data shows

  • DH2 had 210 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 452 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in DH2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 656 children under 16 were killed or injured in DH2, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in DH2.

Where DH2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,566th
Most casualties
1,515th
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
1,535th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday331 (14%)
  • Tuesday315 (13%)
  • Wednesday317 (13%)
  • Thursday360 (15%)
  • Friday415 (17%)
  • Saturday357 (15%)
  • Sunday297 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,663 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit604 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,963 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway300 (13%)
  • Roundabout112 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,432 (60%)
  • 40 mph155 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph49 (2%)
  • 60 mph517 (22%)
  • 70 mph238 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,959 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds288 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,099 (61%)
  • Pedestrian581 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist215 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant122 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant89 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DH2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DH2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DH2 peaked at 82 in 1998; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251720
20241619
20231819
20222027
20211720
20201921
20192424
20182429
20172225
20163341
20154160
20144371
20133241
20123860
20115264
20104673
20095281
20084054
20075999
20064968
20055373
20045071
20035690
20026594
20015987
200074113
19996089
199882118
199772122
19965585
199581137
19945793
199373103
19926693
199173111
199081118
19896899
19885678
19876183
19866692
19856598
19845173
19835362
198278103
19817094
19805472
19795163

Map of recent crashes in DH2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DH2

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DH2

The 24 most recent collisions in DH2 happened between 9 May 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DH2

The A167 has the most collisions in DH2, 294 of 2,392 (12%), followed by the B6313 (275).

Collisions in DH2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1672944491872
2ndB6313275423554
3rdA6932454031062
4thB6312557506

Council areas covering DH2

Collisions in DH2 were recorded in 3 council areas. County Durham has 2,351 of 2,392 (98%).

Collisions in DH2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham2,3513,38156476
2ndGateshead354317
3rdSunderland5501

Towns in DH2

Collisions in DH2 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Chester-le-Street (583) and Ouston, County Durham (200).