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A6076 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 collisions on the A6076 from 1979 to 2025, with 765 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 89 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the A6076, down 25% from 4 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
482
2,031st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
765
1.59 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
89
112 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6076

On the A6076, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious8918%
  • Slight38480%

Where the A6076 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,031st
Most casualties
1,795th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
2,105th

A6076 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6076 peaked at 20 in 2005 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6076, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202446
202378
202211
202155
202045
2019914
201879
2017822
2016610
2015811
20141117
20131117
20121020
20111115
20101519
20091829
20081322
20071527
20061524
20052028
20041013
20031012
20021324
20011221
200057
19991119
19981826
199777
19961419
19951122
1994920
199348
1992914
19911322
19901228
19891622
19881624
19871425
1986814
19851220
198444
19831422
1982612
198179
19801017
19791621

When crashes happen on the A6076

Friday has the most collisions on the A6076 (82), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (104).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday80 (17%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am21 (4.4%)
  • 3am to 6am9 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am70 (15%)
  • 9am to noon76 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm76 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm104 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm71 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight55 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February43 (8.9%)
  • March39 (8.1%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May32 (6.6%)
  • June34 (7.1%)
  • July43 (8.9%)
  • August41 (8.5%)
  • September33 (6.8%)
  • October44 (9.1%)
  • November59 (12%)
  • December40 (8.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight318 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6076 crashes

On the A6076, 53% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 50% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (44%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph254 (53%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.3%)
  • Other21 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (50%)
  • Wet or damp210 (44%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6076 crashes

Car occupants make up 77% of the people killed or injured on the A6076, followed by motorcyclists (7.2%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant587 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (1.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.5%)
  • Other20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20149 (19%)
  • 21 to 25122 (16%)
  • 26 to 35144 (19%)
  • 36 to 4595 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (61%)
  • Passenger246 (32%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6076

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6076

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6076 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6076 were recorded in 2 council areas. County Durham has the most, with 359, followed by Gateshead (120).

Collisions on the A6076 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham359564858
2ndGateshead120196129

A6076 crashes by town

Collisions on the A6076 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Stanley, County Durham (159) and Lanchester (12).

Recent crashes on the A6076

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6076, from 15 December 2019 to 17 December 2025.

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