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Blyth (Northumberland) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,312 road traffic collisions in Blyth, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 529 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
3,312
307th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,237
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
42 people killed
Serious collisions
529
566 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Blyth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal391.2%
  • Serious52916%
  • Slight2,74483%

What the data shows

  • Blyth had 416 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 582 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Blyth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 882 children under 16 were killed or injured in Blyth, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Blyth.

Where Blyth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
307th
Most casualties
303rd
Most fatal collisions
276th
Most serious collisions
326th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday440 (13%)
  • Tuesday468 (14%)
  • Wednesday469 (14%)
  • Thursday470 (14%)
  • Friday616 (19%)
  • Saturday493 (15%)
  • Sunday356 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,465 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit787 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,968 (90%)
  • Roundabout260 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph3,165 (96%)
  • 40 mph49 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,660 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds374 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds108 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other67 (2%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,968 (46%)
  • Pedestrian987 (23%)
  • Cyclist481 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist373 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant277 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant74 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Blyth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blyth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Blyth peaked at 103 in 1980; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253236
20244046
20234155
20223435
20213547
20203244
20194353
20184454
20175275
20166380
20154152
20143957
20136083
20125469
20116286
20106387
20094757
200878114
20076886
20067091
200593123
200488123
200395132
20027795
200180110
200094116
19997393
199878103
19977895
199687113
199584105
19946077
199394124
199286115
199194123
199094115
198987111
1988101124
1987100123
19867095
19858090
198489109
19837695
19826782
198191112
1980103123
197995104

Map of recent crashes in Blyth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Blyth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Blyth

The 24 most recent collisions in Blyth happened between 25 March and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Blyth

The A193 has the most collisions in Blyth, 918 of 3,312 (28%), followed by the B1329 (223).

Collisions in Blyth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1939181,2318150
2ndB1329223319636
3rdB1328200239524
4thB1523135183320
5thA1061134160222
6thB1327108143213
7thA189213012

Council area for Blyth

Blyth is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Blyth accounts for 7.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Blyth

Collisions in Blyth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NE24 (3,299) and NE22 (13).