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A6089 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 collisions on the A6089 from 1979 to 2025, with 360 casualties. Of those crashes, 12 were fatal and 57 serious, and 12 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A6089, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
249
2,957th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
360
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
57
82 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A6089

On the A6089, 4.8% of collisions were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal124.8%
  • Serious5723%
  • Slight18072%

Where the A6089 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,957th
Most casualties
2,877th
Most fatal collisions
1,505th
Most serious collisions
2,775th

A6089 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6089 peaked at 25 in 1984 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6089, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202224
202137
202011
201911
2018518
201735
201623
201544
201411
201334
201277
201122
201034
200979
2008811
200755
200667
200523
200434
200324
200268
200135
200056
1999610
199855
1997311
199645
199511
199423
199358
1992513
199179
199049
19891015
198856
198744
198667
198555
19842533
19831011
19821723
19811832
1980710
19791516

When crashes happen on the A6089

Thursday has the most collisions on the A6089 (41), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (61).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (3.6%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am37 (15%)
  • 9am to noon29 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm53 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm61 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm33 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight22 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.2%)
  • February18 (7.2%)
  • March24 (9.6%)
  • April16 (6.4%)
  • May16 (6.4%)
  • June15 (6%)
  • July17 (6.8%)
  • August18 (7.2%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October31 (12%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December18 (7.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight183 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6089 crashes

On the A6089, 64% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (33%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph160 (64%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (5.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (52%)
  • Wet or damp94 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.6%)
  • Snow10 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6089 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the A6089, followed by motorcyclists (8.6%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.5%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (75%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5%)
  • 16 to 2071 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (62%)
  • Passenger106 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6089

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6089

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6089 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6089 were recorded in 3 council areas. Scottish Borders has the most, with 190, followed by Gateshead (54) and Rotherham (5).

Collisions on the A6089 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stScottish Borders1902911145
2ndGateshead5462112
3rdRotherham5700

A6089 crashes by town

Collisions on the A6089 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Gateshead (54) and Kelso (16).

Recent crashes on the A6089

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6089, from 24 October 2013 to 20 October 2025.

Severity