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B6346 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 collisions on the B6346 from 1979 to 2025, with 235 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 35 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B6346, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
169
3,459th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
235
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
35
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B6346

On the B6346, 1.8% of collisions were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight13178%

Where the B6346 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,459th
Most casualties
3,426th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,440th

B6346 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6346 peaked at 8 in 2004 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6346, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202313
202211
202123
202011
201911
201855
201744
201622
201511
201445
201344
201200
2011713
201034
200944
200834
200736
200634
200546
2004810
2003610
200245
200113
200033
199911
1998511
199777
199658
199546
199447
199333
199233
199159
199056
198948
1988712
198744
198645
198566
198444
198356
198236
198144
198034
197949

When crashes happen on the B6346

Friday has the most collisions on the B6346 (42), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (41).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (18%)
  • Tuesday13 (7.7%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday42 (25%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (3.6%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.6%)
  • 6am to 9am19 (11%)
  • 9am to noon30 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm40 (24%)
  • 3pm to 6pm41 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm18 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight14 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (10%)
  • February9 (5.3%)
  • March8 (4.7%)
  • April12 (7.1%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July16 (9.5%)
  • August15 (8.9%)
  • September16 (9.5%)
  • October13 (7.7%)
  • November16 (9.5%)
  • December10 (5.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight131 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6346 crashes

On the B6346, 62% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph105 (62%)
  • 60 mph62 (37%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other10 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (59%)
  • Wet or damp59 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6346 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the B6346, followed by pedestrians (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (67%)
  • Pedestrian52 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (83%)
  • Motorcycle15 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (23%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (51%)
  • Passenger62 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6346

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6346

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6346 crashes by council area

All 169 collisions on the B6346 were in Northumberland.

Collisions on the B6346 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorthumberland169235335

B6346 crashes by town

Of the 169 collisions on the B6346, 87 were in the built-up area of Alnwick.

Recent crashes on the B6346

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6346, from 5 May 2014 to 31 December 2025.

Severity