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B1288 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 collisions on the B1288 from 1979 to 2025, with 635 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 85 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the B1288, level with 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
453
2,116th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
635
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
85
106 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Down 27% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1288

On the B1288, 1.1% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8519%
  • Slight36380%

Where the B1288 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,116th
Most casualties
2,053rd
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,175th

B1288 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1288 peaked at 20 in 2002 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1288, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202558
2024511
202357
202245
202144
202033
201933
201857
2017911
20161014
2015711
2014913
2013810
20121116
2011813
201046
20091318
20081620
20071113
20061419
20051014
200499
200366
20022026
20011928
20001215
19991418
19981518
19971021
19961523
1995816
1994912
1993813
19921718
19911216
199067
1989913
198868
198788
1986711
198589
19841324
198366
19821221
19811323
19801014
19791726

When crashes happen on the B1288

Friday has the most collisions on the B1288 (75), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (135).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (2.4%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.4%)
  • 6am to 9am61 (13%)
  • 9am to noon56 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm76 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm135 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm63 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight49 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.6%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April31 (6.8%)
  • May45 (9.9%)
  • June31 (6.8%)
  • July44 (9.7%)
  • August26 (5.7%)
  • September43 (9.5%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December45 (9.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight330 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1288 crashes

On the B1288, 46% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph208 (46%)
  • 40 mph97 (21%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph113 (25%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other15 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (60%)
  • Wet or damp167 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1288 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the B1288, followed by pedestrians (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (65%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2091 (14%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35138 (22%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5585 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (57%)
  • Passenger199 (31%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1288

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1288

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1288 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B1288 were recorded in 2 council areas. Gateshead has the most, with 276, followed by Sunderland (175).

Collisions on the B1288 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGateshead276391453
2ndSunderland175241132

B1288 crashes by town

Collisions on the B1288 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Springwell (78) and Birtley (62).

Recent crashes on the B1288

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1288, from 18 September 2020 to 12 October 2025.

Severity