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B1291 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 collisions on the B1291 from 1979 to 2025, with 669 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 77 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B1291, down 64% from 11 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
536
1,863rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
669
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
77
81 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 64% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 71% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1291

On the B1291, 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight45485%

Where the B1291 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,863rd
Most casualties
1,985th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,343rd

B1291 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1291 peaked at 24 in 1989 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1291, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
20241114
202356
202256
202111
202055
201945
201834
201777
201611
201599
201456
201368
201277
20111014
20101214
2009914
20081414
20071420
2006910
2005812
20041216
20031015
2002911
20011318
20001416
19992127
19982025
19972127
19961618
19951523
19941418
19931521
19922226
19911619
19901616
19892432
198844
19871016
19861012
19851216
19841011
19831317
19821618
19811317
19802227
19791922

When crashes happen on the B1291

Friday has the most collisions on the B1291 (105), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (147).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday105 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (1.5%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am39 (7.3%)
  • 9am to noon82 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm119 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm147 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm89 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight47 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.9%)
  • February52 (9.7%)
  • March39 (7.3%)
  • April41 (7.6%)
  • May45 (8.4%)
  • June32 (6%)
  • July43 (8%)
  • August50 (9.3%)
  • September50 (9.3%)
  • October40 (7.5%)
  • November42 (7.8%)
  • December49 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight407 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1291 crashes

On the B1291, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 71% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph532 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Other16 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (71%)
  • Wet or damp146 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (93%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1291 crashes

Car occupants make up 44% of the people killed or injured on the B1291, followed by pedestrians (27%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (44%)
  • Pedestrian183 (27%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (72%)
  • Bus or coach74 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle41 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2085 (13%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.1%)
  • Over 7537 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (45%)
  • Pedestrian183 (27%)
  • Passenger182 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1291

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1291

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1291 crashes by council area

Of the 536 collisions on the B1291, 535 were in Sunderland.

Collisions on the B1291 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSunderland535668577

B1291 crashes by town

Of the 536 collisions on the B1291, 525 were in the built-up area of Sunderland.

Recent crashes on the B1291

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1291, from 23 June 2022 to 10 September 2025.

Severity