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NE64 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in the NE64 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 90 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
423
2,459th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
507
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
90
97 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE64

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious9021%
  • Slight32978%

What the data shows

  • NE64 had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 60 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in NE64 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 121 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE64, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in NE64.

Where NE64 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,459th
Most casualties
2,488th
Most fatal collisions
2,573rd
Most serious collisions
2,487th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph409 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant208 (41%)
  • Pedestrian150 (30%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE64 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE64, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE64 peaked at 18 in 1982; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202444
202334
202246
202155
202022
201955
201823
201757
201656
201511
201433
201356
201266
201159
2010911
200979
2008914
200766
2006910
20051014
200488
20031115
200279
20011216
20001213
19991417
19981314
19971619
19961518
19951112
19941418
19931315
19921621
199178
19901314
198999
198844
19871415
1986914
19851519
19841112
198399
19821823
19811617
19801720
19791013

Map of recent crashes in NE64

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE64

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE64

The 24 most recent collisions in NE64 happened between 6 September 2019 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE64

The B1334 has the most collisions in NE64, 146 of 423 (35%), followed by the A197 (84).

Collisions in NE64 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1334146189232
2ndA19784108216

Council area for NE64

NE64 is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE64 accounts for 1% of them.

Town in NE64

Of the 423 collisions in NE64, 350 (83%) were in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.