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B1344 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 78 collisions on the B1344 from 1979 to 2025, with 107 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 15 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B1344, up 100% from 1 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
78
4,263rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
107
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
15
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1344

On the B1344, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious1519%
  • Slight6279%

Where the B1344 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,263rd
Most casualties
4,248th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,304th

B1344 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1344 peaked at 7 in 1987 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1344, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202323
202233
202100
202011
201900
201811
201711
201611
201500
201400
201312
201233
201123
201000
200933
200800
200700
200611
200511
200446
200338
200211
200124
200044
199923
199800
199723
199600
199534
199411
199311
199200
199114
199011
198923
198800
1987713
198645
198522
198411
198322
198256
198112
198044
197923

When crashes happen on the B1344

Sunday has the most collisions on the B1344 (18), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (23).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (13%)
  • Tuesday5 (6.4%)
  • Wednesday10 (13%)
  • Thursday9 (12%)
  • Friday15 (19%)
  • Saturday11 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (23%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (6.4%)
  • 9am to noon11 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm15 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm23 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight11 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6.4%)
  • February7 (9%)
  • March4 (5.1%)
  • April9 (12%)
  • May9 (12%)
  • June11 (14%)
  • July12 (15%)
  • August12 (15%)
  • September1 (1.3%)
  • October4 (5.1%)
  • December4 (5.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight59 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1344 crashes

On the B1344, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 79% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (96%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (6.4%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (79%)
  • Wet or damp14 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (91%)
  • Roundabout7 (9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1344 crashes

Car occupants make up 52% of the people killed or injured on the B1344, followed by motorcyclists (20%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant56 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (20%)
  • Pedestrian18 (17%)
  • Cyclist8 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car96 (74%)
  • Motorcycle18 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2025 (23%)
  • 21 to 2519 (18%)
  • 26 to 3516 (15%)
  • 36 to 459 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5511 (10%)
  • 56 to 6510 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.5%)
  • Over 753 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider58 (54%)
  • Passenger31 (29%)
  • Pedestrian18 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1344

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1344

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1344 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B1344 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Tyneside has the most, with 69, followed by East Lothian (6) and Northumberland (3).

Collisions on the B1344 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Tyneside6989113
2ndEast Lothian61502
3rdNorthumberland3300

B1344 crashes by town

Collisions on the B1344 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by South Shields (42) and Prestonpans (4).

Recent crashes on the B1344

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1344, from 6 August 2004 to 1 August 2025.

Severity