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NE20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,340 road traffic collisions in the NE20 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,967 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 271 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,340
2,038th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,967
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
50 people killed
Serious collisions
271
324 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal463.4%
  • Serious27120%
  • Slight1,02376%

What the data shows

  • NE20 had 137 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 255 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in NE20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 188 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE20, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in NE20.

Where NE20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,038th
Most casualties
2,009th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
2,083rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (13%)
  • Tuesday175 (13%)
  • Wednesday179 (13%)
  • Thursday174 (13%)
  • Friday236 (18%)
  • Saturday186 (14%)
  • Sunday214 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,012 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting168 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,255 (94%)
  • Roundabout52 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph530 (40%)
  • 40 mph35 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph727 (54%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,063 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,360 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (10%)
  • Cyclist135 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian135 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant73 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE20 peaked at 47 in 1980; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251417
20241315
20231220
20221016
20211215
20201515
2019814
20182328
20171628
20161420
20152739
20141924
20131421
20122227
20112433
20102737
20093046
20082739
20073758
20062838
20053957
20043145
20034262
20023753
20013256
20004070
19992738
19984665
19973455
19963052
19954566
19943052
19933451
19923553
19911925
19902848
19894262
19883948
19873653
19863247
19853043
19842936
19833144
19824561
19814164
19804773
19792738

Map of recent crashes in NE20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE20

The 24 most recent collisions in NE20 happened between 6 April 2024 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE20

The A696 has the most collisions in NE20, 543 of 1,340 (41%), followed by the B6323 (80).

Collisions in NE20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69654384733108
2ndB632380110114
3rdB6309202606
4thB6524182723
5thB6918132102

Council areas covering NE20

Collisions in NE20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Northumberland has 1,300 of 1,340 (97%).

Collisions in NE20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland1,3001,90846267
2ndNewcastle upon Tyne395703

Town in NE20

Of the 1,340 collisions in NE20, 460 (34%) were in Ponteland.