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NE22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,911 road traffic collisions in the NE22 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,691 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 327 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,911
1,795th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,691
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
44 people killed
Serious collisions
327
388 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal382%
  • Serious32717%
  • Slight1,54681%

What the data shows

  • NE22 had 238 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 380 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in NE22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 419 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE22, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in NE22.

Where NE22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,795th
Most casualties
1,771st
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
1,938th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (14%)
  • Tuesday256 (13%)
  • Wednesday257 (13%)
  • Thursday281 (15%)
  • Friday338 (18%)
  • Saturday325 (17%)
  • Sunday186 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,336 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit425 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,687 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout45 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,351 (71%)
  • 40 mph38 (2%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph383 (20%)
  • 70 mph107 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,512 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Other45 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,590 (59%)
  • Pedestrian423 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist262 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist179 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant105 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant71 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE22 peaked at 66 in 1997; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251217
20241516
20232533
20222328
20212534
20201720
20192231
20183541
20173348
20163142
20153452
20143157
20133344
20122831
20114155
20104365
20093038
20086084
20073855
20064255
20055084
20045369
20035475
20024557
20015776
20004466
19996494
19984580
19976699
19965891
19954458
19943649
19933452
19924458
19915768
19905472
19894359
19884971
19874258
19865278
19853750
19844167
19834764
19823862
19813846
19805066
19795176

Map of recent crashes in NE22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE22

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE22

The 24 most recent collisions in NE22 happened between 26 January 2024 and 22 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE22

The B1331 has the most collisions in NE22, 271 of 1,911 (14%), followed by the A1068 (223).

Collisions in NE22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1331271367434
2ndA1068223322534
3rdA193215291326
4thA189165275929
5thA1147124197225
6thA192118214531
7thB11474703

Council area for NE22

NE22 is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE22 accounts for 4.5% of them.

Towns in NE22

Collisions in NE22 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Bedlington (1,183) and Stakeford (21).