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Barnard Castle road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Barnard Castle, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 63 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
369
1,372nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
433
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
63
66 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barnard Castle

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6317%
  • Slight30482%

What the data shows

  • Barnard Castle had 38 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 66 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Barnard Castle were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 99 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barnard Castle, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Barnard Castle.

Where Barnard Castle ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,372nd
Most casualties
1,455th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,534th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph352 (95%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian170 (39%)
  • Car occupant160 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barnard Castle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barnard Castle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barnard Castle peaked at 16 in 1986; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202334
202256
202111
202056
201944
201879
201766
201633
201547
201466
201356
201255
201145
2010910
2009712
200824
20071117
20061315
200579
200456
20031417
20021010
200199
2000810
199968
19981215
1997910
19961113
1995910
199456
1993911
199279
19911216
19901212
19891313
198867
198788
19861618
1985914
19841010
19831010
19821214
19811516
19801111
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Barnard Castle

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barnard Castle

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barnard Castle

The 24 most recent collisions in Barnard Castle happened between 19 August 2018 and 31 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barnard Castle

The A67 has the most collisions in Barnard Castle, 204 of 369 (55%), followed by the B6278 (32).

Collisions in Barnard Castle on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67204241237
2ndB6278323706
3rdA688162403

Council areas covering Barnard Castle

Collisions in Barnard Castle were recorded in 2 council areas. County Durham has 365 of 369 (99%).

Collisions in Barnard Castle by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham365429263
2ndDarlington4400

Postcode district for Barnard Castle

All 369 collisions in Barnard Castle were in the DL12 postcode district.