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B1260 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 49 collisions on the B1260 from 1979 to 2023, with 68 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 11 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the B1260 was on 25 December 2023.

Collisions since 1979
49
4,617th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
68
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
11
14 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
25 Dec 2023
Busiest year
1993
4 collisions

Crash severity on the B1260

On the B1260, 2% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal12%
  • Serious1122%
  • Slight3776%

Where the B1260 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,617th
Most casualties
4,605th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,550th

B1260 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1260 peaked at 4 in 1993, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B1260, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202200
202100
202011
201923
201800
201711
201600
201500
201412
201300
201200
201100
201023
200922
200800
200700
200611
200523
200433
200312
200200
200100
200022
199911
199800
199711
199633
199523
199425
199346
199212
199111
199012
198911
198800
198712
198611
198546
198411
198300
198223
198113
198011
197922

When crashes happen on the B1260

Sunday has the most collisions on the B1260 (10), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (15).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (18%)
  • Tuesday8 (16%)
  • Wednesday4 (8.2%)
  • Thursday9 (18%)
  • Friday4 (8.2%)
  • Saturday5 (10%)
  • Sunday10 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am4 (8.2%)
  • 9am to noon4 (8.2%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm15 (31%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (6.1%)
  • February1 (2%)
  • March4 (8.2%)
  • April4 (8.2%)
  • May1 (2%)
  • June6 (12%)
  • July4 (8.2%)
  • August4 (8.2%)
  • September1 (2%)
  • October5 (10%)
  • November9 (18%)
  • December7 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight38 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1260 crashes

On the B1260, 92% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (92%)
  • 40 mph1 (2%)
  • 60 mph3 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40 (82%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (6.1%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (6.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (4.1%)
  • Other1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry30 (61%)
  • Wet or damp15 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway48 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1260 crashes

Car occupants make up 62% of the people killed or injured on the B1260, followed by pedestrians (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant42 (62%)
  • Pedestrian9 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (12%)
  • Cyclist5 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car64 (75%)
  • Motorcycle9 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (13%)
  • 16 to 2012 (18%)
  • 21 to 259 (13%)
  • 26 to 3512 (18%)
  • 36 to 457 (10%)
  • 46 to 555 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 653 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 752 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider36 (53%)
  • Passenger23 (34%)
  • Pedestrian9 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B1260

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B1260

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1260 crashes by council area

Of the 49 collisions on the B1260, 47 were in Sunderland.

Collisions on the B1260 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSunderland476319

B1260 crashes by town

Of the 49 collisions on the B1260, 44 were in the built-up area of Houghton-le-Spring.

Latest recorded crashes on the B1260

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B1260, from 24 March 1995 to 25 December 2023.

Severity