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DH7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,851 road traffic collisions in the DH7 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 80 were fatal and 816 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,851
945th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,804
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
80
88 people killed
Serious collisions
816
985 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DH7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal802.1%
  • Serious81621%
  • Slight2,95577%

What the data shows

  • DH7 had 407 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 735 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in DH7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 864 children under 16 were killed or injured in DH7, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in DH7.

Where DH7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
945th
Most casualties
752nd
Most fatal collisions
507th
Most serious collisions
701st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday518 (13%)
  • Tuesday522 (14%)
  • Wednesday517 (13%)
  • Thursday591 (15%)
  • Friday678 (18%)
  • Saturday573 (15%)
  • Sunday452 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,724 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit729 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting337 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,806 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,160 (56%)
  • 40 mph252 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1,427 (37%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,041 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds501 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds93 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist60 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Other32 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,799 (65%)
  • Pedestrian740 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist442 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist253 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant247 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant179 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DH7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DH7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DH7 peaked at 133 in 1985; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252531
20242534
20233043
20223442
20213749
20203647
20195065
20185781
201773118
20164058
201575123
20145483
20135374
20126290
20116289
201064111
2009106156
200888136
200778133
200693143
200581115
2004103161
200385128
200275124
2001108163
200096143
1999105176
199898156
199799163
199685130
1995112184
199491148
199387144
1992124185
1991119180
1990102162
1989104149
1988101142
198797150
198688123
1985133176
198496138
1983113144
1982107165
198185133
1980103153
1979112163

Map of recent crashes in DH7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DH7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DH7

The 24 most recent collisions in DH7 happened between 13 January and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DH7

The A690 has the most collisions in DH7, 450 of 3,851 (12%), followed by the A691 (425).

Collisions in DH7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690450639679
2ndA6914257231996
3rdB63023915961389
4thB65323666101082
5thB6301159260137
6thB6312153202124
7thA607674125014
8thB629670114020
9thB6300385718
10thB61684501
11thB63133500
12thB63523301

Council area for DH7

DH7 is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DH7 accounts for 6.5% of them.

Towns in DH7

Collisions in DH7 were recorded in 8 towns, led by Brandon, County Durham (574) and Sacriston (341).