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B6299 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 collisions on the B6299 from 1979 to 2025, with 246 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 25 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B6299, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
143
3,651st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
246
1.72 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
25
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B6299

On the B6299, 2.8% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.8%
  • Serious2517%
  • Slight11480%

Where the B6299 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,651st
Most casualties
3,370th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,805th

B6299 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6299 peaked at 8 in 2005 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6299, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202412
202300
202224
202112
202000
201911
201811
201735
201625
201500
201447
201348
201247
201147
2010510
200900
2008311
200744
200635
2005818
200415
200378
200223
200147
200023
199923
199858
1997712
199633
199557
1994610
199356
199237
199146
199033
1989619
1988611
198711
198634
198534
198433
198333
198211
198156
198011
197913

When crashes happen on the B6299

Monday has the most collisions on the B6299 (25), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (32).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday21 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (4.2%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am17 (12%)
  • 9am to noon21 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm25 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm32 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm32 (22%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.8%)
  • February9 (6.3%)
  • March12 (8.4%)
  • April19 (13%)
  • May13 (9.1%)
  • June18 (13%)
  • July13 (9.1%)
  • August12 (8.4%)
  • September8 (5.6%)
  • October5 (3.5%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December5 (3.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight103 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6299 crashes

On the B6299, 52% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (52%)
  • 60 mph69 (48%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (71%)
  • Fog or mist15 (10%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (4.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (52%)
  • Wet or damp62 (43%)
  • Snow4 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6299 crashes

Car occupants make up 75% of the people killed or injured on the B6299, followed by motorcyclists (6.9%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2540 (16%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 755 (2%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (57%)
  • Passenger90 (37%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6299

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6299

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6299 crashes by council area

Of the 143 collisions on the B6299, 139 were in County Durham.

Collisions on the B6299 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham139242425

Recent crashes on the B6299

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6299, from 1 November 2011 to 30 November 2025.

Severity