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B1315 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 collisions on the B1315 from 1979 to 2025, with 141 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 22 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B1315, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
114
3,903rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
141
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
22
22 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B1315

On the B1315, 0.9% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight9180%

Where the B1315 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,903rd
Most casualties
3,991st
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,946th

B1315 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1315 peaked at 7 in 1995 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1315, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202222
202144
202022
201900
201823
201712
201644
201533
201422
201300
201211
201133
201011
200923
200811
200711
200633
200533
200411
200335
200222
200112
200044
199925
199811
199725
199658
1995711
199444
199344
199244
199157
199000
198911
198833
198700
198611
198524
198456
198345
198267
198111
198066
197934

When crashes happen on the B1315

Monday has the most collisions on the B1315 (19), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (34).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (11%)
  • Friday18 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (2.6%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (2.6%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (7.9%)
  • 9am to noon11 (9.6%)
  • Noon to 3pm22 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm34 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight12 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February10 (8.8%)
  • March3 (2.6%)
  • April11 (9.6%)
  • May13 (11%)
  • June4 (3.5%)
  • July19 (17%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September7 (6.1%)
  • October5 (4.4%)
  • November10 (8.8%)
  • December8 (7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight82 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1315 crashes

On the B1315, 95% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 30 mph108 (95%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other6 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry71 (62%)
  • Wet or damp39 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1315 crashes

Car occupants make up 45% of the people killed or injured on the B1315, followed by pedestrians (23%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64 (45%)
  • Pedestrian32 (23%)
  • Cyclist19 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car127 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (10%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (13%)
  • 11 to 1514 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2020 (14%)
  • 21 to 2520 (14%)
  • 26 to 3523 (16%)
  • 36 to 4514 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5512 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.1%)
  • Over 752 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider70 (50%)
  • Passenger39 (28%)
  • Pedestrian32 (23%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1315

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1315

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1315 crashes by council area

All 114 collisions on the B1315 were in North Tyneside.

Collisions on the B1315 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Tyneside114141122

B1315 crashes by town

Of the 114 collisions on the B1315, 78 were in the built-up area of Wallsend.

Recent crashes on the B1315

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1315, from 8 November 2011 to 6 July 2025.

Severity