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TS29 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in the TS29 postcode district, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 101 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
491
2,426th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
712
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
101
116 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TS29

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight37977%

What the data shows

  • TS29 had 47 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 72 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in TS29 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 131 children under 16 were killed or injured in TS29, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in TS29.

Where TS29 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,426th
Most casualties
2,420th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,456th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway489 (100%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph323 (66%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph162 (33%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant431 (61%)
  • Pedestrian118 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant39 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TS29 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TS29, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TS29 peaked at 19 in 1995; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202446
202334
202249
202147
202068
201978
201835
20171015
201647
2015913
20141015
2013714
201244
201136
201066
2009911
2008817
2007912
2006711
20051317
20041623
20031316
20021725
2001915
20001318
199969
19981518
19971524
19961823
19951929
19941621
19931014
19921118
1991913
19901724
19891725
19881221
19871519
19861522
19851119
19841622
1983910
19821935
19811419
19801315
19791418

Map of recent crashes in TS29

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TS29

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TS29

The 24 most recent collisions in TS29 happened between 29 October 2019 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TS29

Of the 491 collisions in TS29, 188 were on the B1278.

Collisions in TS29 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1278188288538

Council area for TS29

TS29 is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TS29 accounts for 0.8% of them.

Town in TS29

Of the 491 collisions in TS29, 137 (28%) were in Trimdon.