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SR8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,305 road traffic collisions in the SR8 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 84 were fatal and 726 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, up 85% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
4,305
768th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,872
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
84
86 people killed
Serious collisions
726
810 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Up 85% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Up 48% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SR8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal842%
  • Serious72617%
  • Slight3,49581%

What the data shows

  • SR8 had 376 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 817 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in SR8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,178 children under 16 were killed or injured in SR8, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in SR8.

Where SR8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
768th
Most casualties
733rd
Most fatal collisions
453rd
Most serious collisions
902nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday594 (14%)
  • Tuesday558 (13%)
  • Wednesday595 (14%)
  • Thursday665 (15%)
  • Friday831 (19%)
  • Saturday634 (15%)
  • Sunday428 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,012 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,160 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,556 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway447 (10%)
  • Roundabout251 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph3,245 (75%)
  • 40 mph270 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph338 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph432 (10%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,387 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds527 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds128 (3%)
  • Fog or mist79 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds50 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.4%)
  • Other39 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,257 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,277 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist545 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist299 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant200 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant106 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant94 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SR8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SR8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SR8 peaked at 139 in 1989; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253740
20242027
20232534
20223036
20212527
20203347
20194659
20185177
20174770
20166296
20155582
20146287
20137291
201274111
201189115
201078114
2009101160
200892134
200798136
200696127
2005103137
200481120
2003104152
2002117146
2001107155
2000132181
1999110146
1998110169
1997125181
1996115160
1995124174
1994109158
1993125177
1992138177
1991125165
1990124178
1989139193
1988123164
198799140
1986111145
198598125
1984107133
1983120150
1982105132
1981110138
1980129154
1979122152

Map of recent crashes in SR8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SR8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SR8

The 24 most recent collisions in SR8 happened between 5 May and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SR8

The A1086 has the most collisions in SR8, 599 of 4,305 (14%), followed by the B1320 (566).

Collisions in SR8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA108659984116109
2ndB1320566750598
3rdA194657782576
4thB12834245441580
5thB143281113210
6thA182427234
7thB12855600

Council area for SR8

SR8 is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SR8 accounts for 7.3% of them.

Towns in SR8

Collisions in SR8 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Peterlee (1,752) and Horden (756).