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NE46 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,389 road traffic collisions in the NE46 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 501 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down 40% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
2,389
1,569th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,546
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
61 people killed
Serious collisions
501
635 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
Down 40% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
Down 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE46

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal542.3%
  • Serious50121%
  • Slight1,83477%

What the data shows

  • NE46 had 236 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 462 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in NE46 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 436 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE46, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in NE46.

Where NE46 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,569th
Most casualties
1,470th
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
1,490th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday370 (15%)
  • Tuesday353 (15%)
  • Wednesday313 (13%)
  • Thursday321 (13%)
  • Friday422 (18%)
  • Saturday342 (14%)
  • Sunday268 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,861 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting279 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,978 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway307 (13%)
  • Roundabout77 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph962 (40%)
  • 40 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,091 (46%)
  • 70 mph288 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,854 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds285 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds79 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other58 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,325 (66%)
  • Pedestrian443 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist165 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant137 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)60 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE46 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE46, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE46 peaked at 83 in 1984; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251215
20242028
20232431
20221718
20211929
20201926
20192430
20183044
20173137
20164056
20154150
20144368
20133340
20124159
20113446
20105186
20094671
20085684
20075776
20066090
20055772
20045885
200361106
200278126
20015577
20005591
199969101
199866105
199774125
19967098
19955267
199454115
19935787
19926099
199170105
199072103
198981123
19885264
198765101
19865887
19856093
198483121
19835065
19824878
19815679
19807199
19795990

Map of recent crashes in NE46

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE46

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE46

The 24 most recent collisions in NE46 happened between 14 September 2024 and 23 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE46

The A69 has the most collisions in NE46, 502 of 2,389 (21%), followed by the B6305 (331).

Collisions in NE46 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6950290917123
2ndB6305331415652
3rdA6079283403653
4thB6318160271737
5thA695105145218
6thA6897204436
7thB630687114017
8thB6531627627
9thB63205596216
10thB6342161718
11thB631991303
12thB60793300

Council area for NE46

NE46 is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE46 accounts for 5.6% of them.

Town in NE46

Of the 2,389 collisions in NE46, 878 (37%) were in Hexham.