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B6305 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 collisions on the B6305 from 1979 to 2024, with 462 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 60 serious, and 7 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B6305 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
360
2,443rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
462
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
60
71 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
5 in 2024

Crash severity on the B6305

On the B6305, 1.7% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight29482%

Where the B6305 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,443rd
Most casualties
2,516th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
2,705th

B6305 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6305 peaked at 23 in 1989; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6305, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202425
202323
202222
202156
202011
201922
201811
201734
201678
2015913
201458
201355
201278
201123
201078
200959
200855
200789
200644
200589
2004913
200366
20021319
200148
2000811
199933
199869
1997920
1996813
199533
19941113
199367
19921015
19911217
19901416
19892333
198899
19871116
19861213
19851415
19842125
19831111
19821011
19811113
19801111
19791519

When crashes happen on the B6305

Friday has the most collisions on the B6305 (66), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (103).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am13 (3.6%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am42 (12%)
  • 9am to noon55 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm80 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm103 (29%)
  • 6pm to 9pm45 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.9%)
  • February35 (9.7%)
  • March33 (9.2%)
  • April19 (5.3%)
  • May32 (8.9%)
  • June35 (9.7%)
  • July32 (8.9%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September32 (8.9%)
  • October33 (9.2%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December15 (4.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight280 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6305 crashes

On the B6305, 76% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph272 (76%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph85 (24%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Other19 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (63%)
  • Wet or damp115 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (98%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6305 crashes

Car occupants make up 46% of the people killed or injured on the B6305, followed by pedestrians (33%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (46%)
  • Pedestrian152 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (73%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (11%)
  • 16 to 2086 (19%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3559 (13%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7521 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (50%)
  • Pedestrian152 (33%)
  • Passenger79 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6305

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6305

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6305 crashes by council area

All 360 collisions on the B6305 were in Northumberland.

Collisions on the B6305 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland360462660

B6305 crashes by town

Of the 360 collisions on the B6305, 272 were in the built-up area of Hexham.

Recent crashes on the B6305

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6305, from 2 January 2016 to 24 August 2024.

Severity