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NE47 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,346 road traffic collisions in the NE47 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 350 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,346
2,034th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,167
1.61 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
59 people killed
Serious collisions
350
460 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE47

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal533.9%
  • Serious35026%
  • Slight94370%

What the data shows

  • NE47 had 119 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 263 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in NE47 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 191 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE47, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 51% of collisions in NE47.

Where NE47 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,034th
Most casualties
1,949th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,893rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (14%)
  • Tuesday149 (11%)
  • Wednesday162 (12%)
  • Thursday174 (13%)
  • Friday217 (16%)
  • Saturday225 (17%)
  • Sunday230 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,003 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting259 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,328 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph186 (14%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1,133 (84%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds973 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Other28 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,564 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (10%)
  • Van occupant107 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian86 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist51 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE47 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE47, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE47 peaked at 48 in 1989; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
202455
202369
2022918
20211011
20201119
20192541
20181113
20171622
20161828
20152237
2014915
20131935
20121827
20112328
20102438
20093880
20083758
20073451
20063971
20052843
20043852
20033048
20024364
20011727
20004568
19992435
19983868
19973364
19963868
19954160
19944270
19932939
19922739
19914463
19903765
19894873
19884672
19873378
19864061
19852539
19843848
19832642
19824063
19813769
19803464
19794369

Map of recent crashes in NE47

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE47

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE47

The 24 most recent collisions in NE47 happened between 13 June 2022 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE47

The A69 has the most collisions in NE47, 432 of 1,346 (32%), followed by the A686 (221).

Collisions in NE47 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6943280328106
2ndA686221339679
3rdB6318114199323
4thB6295103155530
5thB63196379316
6thB6304284218
7thB6305274508
8thB6306162702

Council areas covering NE47

Collisions in NE47 were recorded in 2 council areas. Northumberland has 1,336 of 1,346 (99%).

Collisions in NE47 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland1,3362,15453347
2ndCumberland7802