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NE24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,486 road traffic collisions in the NE24 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 702 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (51).

Collisions since 1979
4,486
708th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,004
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
70 people killed
Serious collisions
702
776 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal651.4%
  • Serious70216%
  • Slight3,71983%

What the data shows

  • NE24 had 590 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 927 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in NE24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 994 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE24, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in NE24.

Where NE24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
708th
Most casualties
699th
Most fatal collisions
797th
Most serious collisions
948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday600 (13%)
  • Tuesday629 (14%)
  • Wednesday660 (15%)
  • Thursday652 (15%)
  • Friday834 (19%)
  • Saturday636 (14%)
  • Sunday475 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,286 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit958 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting173 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit38 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,553 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway436 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout424 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (1%)
  • 30 mph3,448 (77%)
  • 40 mph142 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph73 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph432 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph346 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,567 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds504 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds161 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Other97 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,318 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,041 (17%)
  • Cyclist593 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist502 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant316 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant126 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE24 peaked at 143 in 2003; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254552
20245161
20235270
20225569
20214460
20204660
20197099
20186073
201773106
201694125
201583119
20146996
201386129
201286115
201187117
2010101144
200979101
2008125172
2007101139
2006110144
2005132192
2004126178
2003143209
2002125169
2001110162
2000122168
1999108148
199897129
199797122
1996110146
1995114173
199475103
1993110146
1992109153
1991108140
1990122158
1989110158
1988118147
1987113139
198681110
198596112
1984113139
198399123
198289113
1981105130
1980119146
1979118140

Map of recent crashes in NE24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE24

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE24

The 24 most recent collisions in NE24 happened between 23 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE24

The A193 has the most collisions in NE24, 1,131 of 4,486 (25%), followed by the A189 (434).

Collisions in NE24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1931,1311,53415173
2ndA1894346651161
3rdA1061338474648
4thB1329240347641
5thB1328200239524
6thA192174241123
7thB1523135183320
8thB1327108143213
9thB150576134112

Council area for NE24

NE24 is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE24 accounts for 11% of them.

Towns in NE24

Collisions in NE24 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Blyth, Northumberland (3,299) and Seaton Sluice (5).