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Bedlington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,195 road traffic collisions in Bedlington, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 191 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,195
669th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,535
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
191
205 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bedlington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious19116%
  • Slight99383%

What the data shows

  • Bedlington had 162 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 231 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Bedlington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 313 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bedlington, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Bedlington.

Where Bedlington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
669th
Most casualties
659th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
721st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (13%)
  • Tuesday160 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (13%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday225 (19%)
  • Saturday201 (17%)
  • Sunday112 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight858 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit295 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,117 (93%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,103 (92%)
  • 40 mph34 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph40 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds958 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant759 (49%)
  • Pedestrian370 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (11%)
  • Cyclist120 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bedlington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bedlington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bedlington peaked at 46 in 1997; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251116
20241112
20231720
20222126
20211317
20201011
20191318
20182427
20172128
20162126
20152233
20141730
20131821
20122224
20112735
20102128
20092127
20083240
20072737
20062430
20053344
20043438
20033038
20022937
20013951
20003044
19993747
19982848
19974670
19962936
19952833
19942330
19932028
19923037
19912730
19902836
19892532
19883143
19872733
19863642
19852729
19842640
19833136
19821823
19812223
19803439
19793442

Map of recent crashes in Bedlington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bedlington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bedlington

The 24 most recent collisions in Bedlington happened between 10 November 2023 and 22 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bedlington

The B1331 has the most collisions in Bedlington, 198 of 1,195 (17%), followed by the A1068 (171).

Collisions in Bedlington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1331198254122
2ndA1068171235230
3rdA193162214319
4thA11475899011
5thB11473603

Council area for Bedlington

Bedlington is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bedlington accounts for 2.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Bedlington

Collisions in Bedlington were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NE22 (1,183) and NE62 (12).