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NE68 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in the NE68 postcode district, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
126
2,627th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
176
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
33
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE68

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious3326%
  • Slight9071%

What the data shows

  • NE68 had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in NE68 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE68, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in NE68.

Where NE68 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,627th
Most casualties
2,633rd
Most fatal collisions
2,601st
Most serious collisions
2,630th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (19%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday14 (11%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (95%)
  • Roundabout5 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (63%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph45 (36%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant98 (56%)
  • Pedestrian34 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE68 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE68, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE68 peaked at 12 in 1986; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202400
202333
202211
202112
202022
201911
201811
201734
201611
201500
201422
201300
201234
201111
201012
200948
200833
200736
200611
200546
200433
200345
200211
200145
200055
199924
199811
199768
199645
199523
199425
199322
199224
199136
199078
198934
198822
198738
19861219
198500
198455
198333
198225
198111
198035
197967

Map of recent crashes in NE68

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE68

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE68

The 24 most recent collisions in NE68 happened between 12 September 2009 and 10 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE68

Of the 126 collisions in NE68, 70 were on the B1340.

Collisions in NE68 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB134070101125

Council areas covering NE68

Collisions in NE68 were recorded in 3 council areas. Northumberland has 116 of 126 (92%).

Collisions in NE68 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland116160331
2ndNewcastle upon Tyne61001
3rdGateshead4601