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A6079 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 collisions on the A6079 from 1979 to 2024, with 446 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 61 serious, and 6 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A6079 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Live A6079 closures, incidents and roadworks are checked every 5 minutes.

Collisions since 1979
312
2,637th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
446
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
61
74 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Crash severity on the A6079

On the A6079, 1.9% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious6120%
  • Slight24579%

Where the A6079 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,637th
Most casualties
2,569th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
2,683rd

A6079 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6079 peaked at 13 in 1992; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6079, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202333
202222
202113
202045
201933
201822
201745
201644
201545
201478
201367
201255
201112
2010811
2009912
2008512
2007710
200644
2005911
200457
200334
20021223
2001712
200089
199967
199868
1997916
199678
1995914
19941123
19931118
19921318
19911013
19901222
1989815
198879
198779
19861112
1985710
1984915
1983910
1982710
198178
19801319
1979811

When crashes happen on the A6079

Friday has the most collisions on the A6079 (60), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (85).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday55 (18%)
  • Friday60 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (2.9%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am30 (9.6%)
  • 9am to noon60 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm77 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm85 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm35 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.3%)
  • February25 (8%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April18 (5.8%)
  • May23 (7.4%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August29 (9.3%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October24 (7.7%)
  • November31 (9.9%)
  • December30 (9.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight252 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6079 crashes

On the A6079, 49% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (49%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph149 (48%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other15 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (52%)
  • Wet or damp140 (45%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (92%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6079 crashes

Car occupants make up 74% of the people killed or injured on the A6079, followed by motorcyclists (6.7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (9%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (17%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.5%)
  • Over 7528 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (62%)
  • Passenger140 (31%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6079

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6079

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6079 crashes by council area

Of the 312 collisions on the A6079, 309 were in Northumberland.

Collisions on the A6079 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland309443660

A6079 crashes by town

Of the 312 collisions on the A6079, 74 were in the built-up area of Hexham.

Recent crashes on the A6079

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6079, from 6 February 2016 to 1 December 2024.

Severity