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Burnopfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Burnopfield, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 160 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
129
2,482nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
160
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
26
27 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Burnopfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2620%
  • Slight10078%

What the data shows

  • Burnopfield had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 25 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Burnopfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 43 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burnopfield, 27% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Burnopfield.

Where Burnopfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,482nd
Most casualties
2,589th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (8.5%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (21%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (100%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (97%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant78 (49%)
  • Pedestrian44 (28%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burnopfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnopfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burnopfield peaked at 7 in 1995; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202200
202122
202022
201933
201822
201722
201614
201524
201411
201333
201246
201111
201026
200933
200845
200711
200645
200523
200422
200311
200246
200122
200000
199933
199822
199746
199623
199578
199456
199356
199222
199144
199011
198934
198834
198744
198667
198544
198468
198322
198222
198156
198077
197925

Map of recent crashes in Burnopfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burnopfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burnopfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Burnopfield happened between 18 May 2012 and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burnopfield

The B6310 has the most collisions in Burnopfield, 71 of 129 (55%), followed by the A692 (13).

Collisions in Burnopfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB63107189214
2ndA692131813

Council areas covering Burnopfield

Collisions in Burnopfield were recorded in 2 council areas. County Durham has 125 of 129 (97%).

Collisions in Burnopfield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCounty Durham125154326
2ndGateshead4600

Postcode district for Burnopfield

All 129 collisions in Burnopfield were in the NE16 postcode district.