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NE66 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,868 road traffic collisions in the NE66 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 636 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,868
1,362nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,661
1.63 per collision
Fatal collisions
83
98 people killed
Serious collisions
636
842 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
47
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE66

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal832.9%
  • Serious63622%
  • Slight2,14975%

What the data shows

  • NE66 had 332 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 539 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in NE66 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 494 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE66, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in NE66.

Where NE66 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,362nd
Most casualties
1,097th
Most fatal collisions
468th
Most serious collisions
1,100th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday414 (14%)
  • Tuesday347 (12%)
  • Wednesday387 (13%)
  • Thursday381 (13%)
  • Friday498 (17%)
  • Saturday460 (16%)
  • Sunday381 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,096 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting490 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,708 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (4%)
  • Roundabout31 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph809 (28%)
  • 40 mph31 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph28 (1%)
  • 60 mph1,882 (66%)
  • 70 mph104 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,179 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds321 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds112 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist49 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.8%)
  • Other74 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,310 (71%)
  • Pedestrian380 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist308 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant172 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant167 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist116 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)97 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant58 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE66 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE66, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE66 peaked at 94 in 1991; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253247
20242952
20232942
20223648
20213247
20203037
20192652
20182540
20174469
20164971
20154268
20144473
20134870
20124677
201159111
20105588
20095387
20086092
20075686
200676116
200570103
200481130
200385127
200272139
20016391
200063115
199968126
199871110
199773111
199662104
19955593
199466114
199371112
199262122
199194144
199094174
198982133
198876131
198769105
198694143
198580120
19845779
198374112
198270112
198186139
198086180
197973119

Map of recent crashes in NE66

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE66

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE66

The 24 most recent collisions in NE66 happened between 25 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE66

The A697 has the most collisions in NE66, 466 of 2,868 (16%), followed by the A1 (416).

Collisions in NE66 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69746687719107
2ndA141680930101
3rdB6341307474867
4thA1068304486454
5thB1340180274240
6thB6346167230335
7thB1339129190236
8thB6349172905
9thB6348161824
10thB12964500
11thB63174802
12thA61153402

Council areas covering NE66

Collisions in NE66 were recorded in 2 council areas. Northumberland has 2,836 of 2,868 (99%).

Collisions in NE66 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland2,8364,62083629
2ndGateshead324107

Town in NE66

Of the 2,868 collisions in NE66, 537 (19%) were in Alnwick.