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B6286 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 collisions on the B6286 from 1979 to 2024, with 217 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 29 serious, and 3 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6286 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
149
3,601st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
217
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
29
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6286

On the B6286, 2% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2919%
  • Slight11779%

Where the B6286 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,601st
Most casualties
3,515th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,658th

B6286 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6286 peaked at 10 in 1997; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6286, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202211
202111
202033
201911
201800
201711
201623
201523
201411
201349
201235
201122
201024
200933
200811
200733
200625
2005710
200434
200312
200245
200158
200035
199949
199866
19971019
199638
199555
1994911
1993613
199245
199123
199079
198925
198834
198755
198633
198568
198434
198333
198233
198123
198047
197933

When crashes happen on the B6286

Friday has the most collisions on the B6286 (28), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (38).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday18 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (2.7%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am15 (10%)
  • 9am to noon21 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm23 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm38 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm30 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight16 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (13%)
  • February13 (8.7%)
  • March14 (9.4%)
  • April11 (7.4%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June12 (8.1%)
  • July9 (6%)
  • August11 (7.4%)
  • September10 (6.7%)
  • October6 (4%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December11 (7.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight96 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6286 crashes

On the B6286, 55% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 46% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph82 (55%)
  • 60 mph66 (44%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.7%)
  • Other5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (46%)
  • Wet or damp69 (46%)
  • Frost or ice9 (6%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6286 crashes

Car occupants make up 80% of the people killed or injured on the B6286, followed by pedestrians (8.8%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (80%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle8 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (20%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (22%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.3%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (59%)
  • Passenger70 (32%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6286

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6286

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6286 crashes by council area

All 149 collisions on the B6286 were in County Durham.

Collisions on the B6286 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham149217329

B6286 crashes by town

Of the 149 collisions on the B6286, 9 were in the built-up area of Willington, County Durham.

Recent crashes on the B6286

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6286, from 21 August 2009 to 9 September 2024.

Severity