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NE23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,157 road traffic collisions in the NE23 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 632 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 34% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
4,157
834th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,613
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
56 people killed
Serious collisions
632
710 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 34% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Down 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal551.3%
  • Serious63215%
  • Slight3,47083%

What the data shows

  • NE23 had 510 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 1,004 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in NE23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 693 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE23, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in NE23.

Where NE23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
834th
Most casualties
803rd
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
1,120th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday610 (15%)
  • Tuesday627 (15%)
  • Wednesday631 (15%)
  • Thursday622 (15%)
  • Friday707 (17%)
  • Saturday567 (14%)
  • Sunday393 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,039 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit805 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting219 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit58 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,296 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway1,188 (29%)
  • Roundabout630 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph47 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph2,064 (50%)
  • 40 mph336 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph69 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph562 (14%)
  • 70 mph1,078 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,274 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds483 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds128 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist38 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other100 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,564 (63%)
  • Pedestrian605 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist498 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist415 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant281 (5%)
  • Van occupant139 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE23 peaked at 148 in 2005; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253338
20245070
20235885
20225576
20213443
20203851
20196890
20185371
20176075
20166188
2015103133
201489127
201389123
201289127
201196124
201083115
2009116148
2008113163
2007113167
2006113147
2005148216
2004133188
2003124180
2002134176
2001113171
200096135
1999117160
1998124171
1997104139
1996107147
199580110
199485125
199382101
199280114
199196124
199097123
1989102129
198895124
198786105
19867890
19857593
19847298
198381101
198289114
198186110
19807995
197980113

Map of recent crashes in NE23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE23

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE23

The 24 most recent collisions in NE23 happened between 5 April and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE23

The A189 has the most collisions in NE23, 651 of 4,157 (16%), followed by the B1505 (446).

Collisions in NE23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1896519741982
2ndB1505446566479
3rdA19351520439
4thA1171329453256
5thB1326250331343
6thA1068240347742
7thB1319214283133
8thA1172166242224
9thA190158219031
10thA192146201318
11thB1321122157320
12thA181119121
13thA1056526504
14thA1061202805
15thB1322182411
16thB13185600

Council areas covering NE23

Collisions in NE23 were recorded in 2 council areas. Northumberland has 3,483 of 4,157 (84%).

Collisions in NE23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland3,4834,74848507
2ndNorth Tyneside6728637125

Towns in NE23

Collisions in NE23 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Cramlington (1,055) and Dudley, North Tyneside (414).