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NE45 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 629 road traffic collisions in the NE45 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 914 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 158 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
629
2,350th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
914
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
17 people killed
Serious collisions
158
202 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE45

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious15825%
  • Slight45572%

What the data shows

  • NE45 had 75 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 140 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in NE45 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 49 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE45, 5.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 50% of collisions in NE45.

Where NE45 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,350th
Most casualties
2,348th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,335th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph132 (21%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph402 (64%)
  • 70 mph85 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (5.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant674 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant48 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE45 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE45, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE45 peaked at 24 in 1988; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
20241013
20231021
202213
202158
20201013
2019710
201899
201755
20161114
20151422
2014911
2013816
20121416
2011912
20101831
20091621
20081520
20072029
20061733
20051722
20041824
20031726
20021827
20011522
20001832
19991419
19982228
19971929
1996814
19951924
19941825
19931313
19921523
19911318
19901422
19891420
19882437
19871521
19861726
19851825
19841324
19831212
19821217
19811017
19801220
1979911

Map of recent crashes in NE45

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE45

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE45

The 24 most recent collisions in NE45 happened between 21 May 2023 and 13 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE45

The B6318 has the most collisions in NE45, 128 of 629 (20%), followed by the A69 (96).

Collisions in NE45 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6318128194543
2ndA6996138419
3rdA69595152127
4thA6882126217
5thB63216182018
6thB65305577110

Council area for NE45

NE45 is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE45 accounts for 1.5% of them.

Town in NE45

Of the 629 collisions in NE45, 118 (19%) were in Corbridge.