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B6338 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40 collisions on the B6338 from 1979 to 2005, with 47 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B6338 was on 21 January 2005.

Collisions since 1979
40
4,749th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
47
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
11
12 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
21 Jan 2005
Busiest year
1984
6 collisions

Crash severity on the B6338

None of the 40 collisions on the B6338 were fatal, and 28% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2005

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1128%
  • Slight2973%

Where the B6338 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,749th
Most casualties
4,817th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,550th

B6338 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6338 peaked at 6 in 1984, and none have been recorded since 2005.

Collisions and casualties on the B6338, 1979 to 2005

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200511
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199055
198900
198833
198722
198623
198555
198466
198311
198233
198146
198047
197945

When crashes happen on the B6338

Monday has the most collisions on the B6338 (8), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (12).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (20%)
  • Tuesday6 (15%)
  • Wednesday6 (15%)
  • Thursday5 (13%)
  • Friday7 (18%)
  • Saturday4 (10%)
  • Sunday4 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (2.5%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (7.5%)
  • 9am to noon8 (20%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm12 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm6 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2.5%)
  • February3 (7.5%)
  • March5 (13%)
  • April5 (13%)
  • May4 (10%)
  • June2 (5%)
  • July3 (7.5%)
  • August3 (7.5%)
  • September2 (5%)
  • October5 (13%)
  • November4 (10%)
  • December3 (7.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight30 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6338 crashes

On the B6338, 73% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph29 (73%)
  • 40 mph8 (20%)
  • 60 mph1 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry26 (65%)
  • Wet or damp14 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35 (88%)
  • Roundabout5 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6338 crashes

Car occupants make up 34% of the people killed or injured on the B6338, followed by motorcyclists (30%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (30%)
  • Cyclist7 (15%)
  • Pedestrian5 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43 (59%)
  • Motorcycle13 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (30%)
  • 21 to 257 (15%)
  • 26 to 3510 (21%)
  • 36 to 456 (13%)
  • 46 to 551 (2.1%)
  • 56 to 655 (11%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider36 (77%)
  • Passenger6 (13%)
  • Pedestrian5 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B6338

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B6338

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6338 crashes by council area

All 40 collisions on the B6338 were in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Collisions on the B6338 in each area, 1979 to 2005
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle upon Tyne4047011

B6338 crashes by town

Of the 40 collisions on the B6338, 40 were in the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Latest recorded crashes on the B6338

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B6338, from 27 April 1983 to 21 January 2005.

Severity