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B601 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 collisions on the B601 from 1979 to 2025, with 325 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 72 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the B601, level with 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
278
2,805th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
325
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
72
76 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Up 14% on 2024

Crash severity on the B601

On the B601, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7226%
  • Slight20473%

Where the B601 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,805th
Most casualties
3,011th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
2,439th

B601 accidents by year

Collisions on the B601 peaked at 28 in 1983 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B601, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202477
202368
202289
202144
202099
20191011
2018511
201733
201699
201522
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200816
200700
200600
200500
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
19901621
19891718
19881618
19872124
198688
19851010
19841719
19832831
19822529
19811318
19801721
19791921

When crashes happen on the B601

Friday has the most collisions on the B601 (50), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (65).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (2.5%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am29 (10%)
  • 9am to noon30 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm47 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm65 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm46 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight50 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.9%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March26 (9.4%)
  • April15 (5.4%)
  • May27 (9.7%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July21 (7.6%)
  • August15 (5.4%)
  • September24 (8.6%)
  • October26 (9.4%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December24 (8.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight171 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (38%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B601 crashes

On the B601, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (97%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (87%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B601 crashes

Car occupants make up 34% of the people killed or injured on the B601, followed by pedestrians (30%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (34%)
  • Pedestrian97 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (63%)
  • Motorcycle45 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach37 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.2%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2546 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (45%)
  • Pedestrian97 (30%)
  • Passenger83 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B601

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B601

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B601 crashes by council area

Of the 278 collisions on the B601, 276 were in Gateshead.

Collisions on the B601 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGateshead276318271

B601 crashes by town

Of the 278 collisions on the B601, 267 were in the built-up area of Gateshead.

Recent crashes on the B601

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B601, from 3 March 2022 to 16 December 2025.

Severity