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B1337 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 collisions on the B1337 from 1979 to 2025, with 339 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 53 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B1337, level with 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
241
3,006th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
339
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
53
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1337

On the B1337, 2.5% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight18276%

Where the B1337 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,006th
Most casualties
2,950th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
2,886th

B1337 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1337 peaked at 11 in 2001 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1337, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202444
20231013
202212
202111
202033
201979
201857
201745
201625
201566
201400
201368
201222
201122
201088
200922
200822
200724
200657
200558
2004814
200379
2002918
20011116
200047
199957
199844
199711
199658
1995710
199444
199336
199211
1991610
1990923
198988
1988814
1987911
198645
198556
19841114
198345
1982811
198155
198058
1979911

When crashes happen on the B1337

Thursday has the most collisions on the B1337 (51), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (53).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (21%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (6.2%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.7%)
  • 6am to 9am33 (14%)
  • 9am to noon31 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm41 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm53 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm29 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight35 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February22 (9.1%)
  • March13 (5.4%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May21 (8.7%)
  • June22 (9.1%)
  • July21 (8.7%)
  • August16 (6.6%)
  • September28 (12%)
  • October21 (8.7%)
  • November22 (9.1%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight167 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1337 crashes

On the B1337, 58% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (39%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph140 (58%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Other15 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (52%)
  • Wet or damp90 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.2%)
  • Snow9 (3.7%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (98%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1337 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the B1337, followed by motorcyclists (12%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (12%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (72%)
  • Motorcycle39 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5%)
  • 16 to 2063 (19%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (22%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.1%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (62%)
  • Passenger105 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1337

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1337

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1337 crashes by council area

All 241 collisions on the B1337 were in Northumberland.

Collisions on the B1337 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland241339653

B1337 crashes by town

Of the 241 collisions on the B1337, 11 were in the built-up area of Morpeth.

Recent crashes on the B1337

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1337, from 5 November 2019 to 18 November 2025.

Severity