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SR7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,239 road traffic collisions in the SR7 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 78 were fatal and 587 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
3,239
1,204th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,719
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
78
91 people killed
Serious collisions
587
706 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Up 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SR7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal782.4%
  • Serious58718%
  • Slight2,57479%

What the data shows

  • SR7 had 341 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 563 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in SR7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 950 children under 16 were killed or injured in SR7, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in SR7.

Where SR7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,204th
Most casualties
1,081st
Most fatal collisions
534th
Most serious collisions
1,244th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday478 (15%)
  • Tuesday447 (14%)
  • Wednesday430 (13%)
  • Thursday447 (14%)
  • Friday566 (17%)
  • Saturday481 (15%)
  • Sunday390 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,359 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit669 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting177 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,501 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway599 (18%)
  • Roundabout102 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,079 (64%)
  • 40 mph172 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph394 (12%)
  • 70 mph569 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,567 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds364 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds117 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist56 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds44 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.6%)
  • Other24 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,799 (59%)
  • Pedestrian845 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist372 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist244 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant182 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant160 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SR7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SR7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SR7 peaked at 113 in 1997; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252738
20242127
20232224
20222130
20214057
20202736
20193348
20184675
201765115
20163965
20154055
20143560
20134868
20125995
20114964
20106595
200965104
200868113
200765108
20066999
200576117
200485121
200373115
2002100132
200179132
200077107
19995773
199868111
1997113182
199686140
199594131
199469105
19936895
199280142
1991113154
1990102180
198977107
19887285
1987110150
198689124
198592119
19846381
198391105
198296138
1981102141
1980105140
197998116

Map of recent crashes in SR7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SR7

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SR7

The 24 most recent collisions in SR7 happened between 14 April and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SR7

The B1285 has the most collisions in SR7, 660 of 3,239 (20%), followed by the A19 (532).

Collisions in SR7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB128566096415133
2ndA195329112497
3rdB1404268395744
4thB1287236348746
5thB143284153223
6thA101881167613
7thA1825195011
8thB13203302

Council areas covering SR7

Collisions in SR7 were recorded in 2 council areas. County Durham has 3,154 of 3,239 (97%).

Collisions in SR7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham3,1544,57375569
2ndSunderland85146318

Towns in SR7

Collisions in SR7 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Seaham (1,433) and Murton, County Durham (426).