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B6297 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 36 collisions on the B6297 from 1979 to 2024, with 57 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 4 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6297 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
36
4,807th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
57
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
4
6 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6297

On the B6297, 2.8% of collisions were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal12.8%
  • Serious411%
  • Slight3186%

Where the B6297 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,807th
Most casualties
4,711th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,879th

B6297 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6297 peaked at 3 in 1997; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6297, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202212
202100
202000
201911
201800
201713
201622
201500
201400
201312
201211
201113
201023
200900
200811
200711
200600
200511
200400
200312
200200
200100
200012
199925
199812
199733
199613
199512
199411
199300
199200
199112
199022
198900
198800
198700
198611
198511
198411
198300
198223
198111
198014
197911

When crashes happen on the B6297

Monday has the most collisions on the B6297 (7), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (10).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (19%)
  • Tuesday4 (11%)
  • Wednesday5 (14%)
  • Thursday4 (11%)
  • Friday6 (17%)
  • Saturday5 (14%)
  • Sunday5 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (5.6%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (8.3%)
  • 9am to noon5 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm4 (11%)
  • 3pm to 6pm10 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5.6%)
  • February3 (8.3%)
  • March6 (17%)
  • April3 (8.3%)
  • May2 (5.6%)
  • June2 (5.6%)
  • July3 (8.3%)
  • August2 (5.6%)
  • September3 (8.3%)
  • October3 (8.3%)
  • November4 (11%)
  • December3 (8.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight24 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6297 crashes

On the B6297, 81% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 50% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph7 (19%)
  • 60 mph29 (81%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (5.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (5.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry18 (50%)
  • Wet or damp13 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (8.3%)
  • Snow2 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway36 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6297 crashes

Car occupants make up 82% of the people killed or injured on the B6297, followed by van occupants (7%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant47 (82%)
  • Van occupant4 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian2 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (10%)
  • Motorcycle3 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (7%)
  • 16 to 2012 (21%)
  • 21 to 2510 (18%)
  • 26 to 3510 (18%)
  • 36 to 459 (16%)
  • 46 to 556 (11%)
  • 56 to 652 (3.5%)
  • Over 751 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider34 (60%)
  • Passenger21 (37%)
  • Pedestrian2 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6297

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6297

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6297 crashes by council area

All 36 collisions on the B6297 were in County Durham.

Collisions on the B6297 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham365714

B6297 crashes by town

Of the 36 collisions on the B6297, 5 were in the built-up area of Tow Law.

Recent crashes on the B6297

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6297, from 25 March 1994 to 12 July 2024.

Severity