Skip to main content
CrashStats

B1281 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 collisions on the B1281 from 1979 to 2025, with 193 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 26 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B1281, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
128
3,783rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
193
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
26
34 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B1281

On the B1281, 4.7% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal64.7%
  • Serious2620%
  • Slight9675%

Where the B1281 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,783rd
Most casualties
3,664th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
3,773rd

B1281 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1281 peaked at 7 in 1983 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1281, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202322
202211
202144
202011
201936
201811
201744
201658
201511
201445
201333
201200
201113
201011
200912
200858
200745
200623
200535
200469
200346
200222
200111
200059
199959
199869
199769
199626
199522
199447
199323
199223
199113
199047
198911
198837
198700
198637
198534
198400
198378
198246
198111
198024
197923

When crashes happen on the B1281

Thursday has the most collisions on the B1281 (27), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (29).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (10%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (21%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (18%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am10 (7.8%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am24 (19%)
  • 9am to noon10 (7.8%)
  • Noon to 3pm18 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm29 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight17 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (6.3%)
  • February3 (2.3%)
  • March9 (7%)
  • April16 (13%)
  • May6 (4.7%)
  • June10 (7.8%)
  • July12 (9.4%)
  • August11 (8.6%)
  • September16 (13%)
  • October15 (12%)
  • November9 (7%)
  • December13 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight89 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1281 crashes

On the B1281, 71% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph17 (13%)
  • 40 mph20 (16%)
  • 60 mph91 (71%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (63%)
  • Wet or damp38 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1281 crashes

Car occupants make up 80% of the people killed or injured on the B1281, followed by motorcyclists (6.7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car157 (77%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (28%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.1%)
  • Over 755 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (62%)
  • Passenger61 (32%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1281

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1281

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1281 crashes by council area

All 128 collisions on the B1281 were in County Durham.

Collisions on the B1281 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham128193626

B1281 crashes by town

Of the 128 collisions on the B1281, 10 were in the built-up area of Blackhall Colliery.

Recent crashes on the B1281

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1281, from 19 June 2016 to 15 October 2025.

Severity