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DH9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,576 road traffic collisions in the DH9 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 652 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
3,576
1,049th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,146
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
71 people killed
Serious collisions
652
767 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DH9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.9%
  • Serious65218%
  • Slight2,85580%

What the data shows

  • DH9 had 402 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 804 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in DH9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,008 children under 16 were killed or injured in DH9, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in DH9.

Where DH9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,049th
Most casualties
950th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
1,064th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday498 (14%)
  • Tuesday489 (14%)
  • Wednesday471 (13%)
  • Thursday554 (15%)
  • Friday583 (16%)
  • Saturday563 (16%)
  • Sunday418 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,546 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit893 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,198 (89%)
  • Roundabout215 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,667 (75%)
  • 40 mph165 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph726 (20%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,887 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds365 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds103 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist66 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Other33 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,009 (58%)
  • Pedestrian954 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist415 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist259 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant240 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant141 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DH9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DH9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DH9 peaked at 109 in 1985; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253138
20242737
20233248
20224058
20213440
20202541
20195884
20184762
20176185
20164762
20156688
201466187
201378113
201258100
201183130
201096143
2009100156
200883131
200783117
200691141
200595138
200481104
2003101158
2002100131
200189123
200093129
199975102
1998100148
199783113
199697140
199586137
199472104
199370106
199278114
199185141
199098126
198970100
19887298
198777113
198691118
1985109144
198496131
198394121
19828497
19817792
198094127
1979103130

Map of recent crashes in DH9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DH9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DH9

The 24 most recent collisions in DH9 happened between 25 April and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DH9

The A693 has the most collisions in DH9, 841 of 3,576 (24%), followed by the B6168 (297).

Collisions in DH9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6938411,25319159
2ndB6168297409455
3rdB6532251333342
4thA6076221314532
5thB6173212330339
6thA692171277847
7thB631376105213
8thB63114050011

Council areas covering DH9

Collisions in DH9 were recorded in 2 council areas. County Durham has 3,563 of 3,576 (99.6%).

Collisions in DH9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham3,5635,11368646
2ndGateshead112915

Towns in DH9

Collisions in DH9 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Stanley, County Durham (1,498) and Annfield Plain (543).