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B1309 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 collisions on the B1309 from 1979 to 2025, with 274 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 42 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B1309, up 100% from 1 in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
232
3,051st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
274
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
42
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up 200% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1309

On the B1309, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4218%
  • Slight18680%

Where the B1309 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,051st
Most casualties
3,236th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,204th

B1309 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1309 peaked at 19 in 1980 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1309, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202322
202222
202122
202011
201945
201822
201733
201600
201547
201444
201322
201200
201122
201034
200945
200859
200746
200634
200545
200455
200344
200255
200145
200022
199900
199844
199722
199644
199555
199456
199333
199245
199144
199078
198968
198855
19871115
19861011
19851011
19841414
19831517
198266
19811421
19801922
19791013

When crashes happen on the B1309

Thursday has the most collisions on the B1309 (48), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (53).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (19%)
  • Thursday48 (21%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (2.2%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.4%)
  • 6am to 9am20 (8.6%)
  • 9am to noon42 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm49 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm53 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm30 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight32 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.3%)
  • February22 (9.5%)
  • March24 (10%)
  • April16 (6.9%)
  • May13 (5.6%)
  • June14 (6%)
  • July14 (6%)
  • August12 (5.2%)
  • September28 (12%)
  • October28 (12%)
  • November17 (7.3%)
  • December27 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight157 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1309 crashes

On the B1309, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph222 (96%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Other11 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (59%)
  • Wet or damp86 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (21%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1309 crashes

Car occupants make up 36% of the people killed or injured on the B1309, followed by pedestrians (27%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (36%)
  • Pedestrian73 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (66%)
  • Bus or coach44 (12%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2052 (19%)
  • 21 to 2541 (15%)
  • 26 to 3550 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5522 (8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.9%)
  • Over 7514 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (46%)
  • Passenger75 (27%)
  • Pedestrian73 (27%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1309

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1309

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1309 crashes by council area

All 232 collisions on the B1309 were in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Collisions on the B1309 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle upon Tyne232274442

B1309 crashes by town

Of the 232 collisions on the B1309, 231 were in the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Recent crashes on the B1309

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1309, from 2 September 2014 to 3 December 2025.

Severity