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Coxhoe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Coxhoe, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
221
1,849th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
311
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
37
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Coxhoe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight18081%

What the data shows

  • Coxhoe had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 28 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Coxhoe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 54 children under 16 were killed or injured in Coxhoe, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Coxhoe.

Where Coxhoe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,849th
Most casualties
1,775th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (83%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph26 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant185 (59%)
  • Pedestrian63 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Coxhoe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coxhoe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Coxhoe peaked at 13 in 1989; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202435
202355
202211
202146
202046
201911
201833
201700
201623
201526
201478
201333
201200
201111
201022
200933
200845
200733
200636
200534
200433
2003710
200269
200178
200066
199944
19981215
199789
199689
199578
1994713
1993914
199245
1991816
1990613
19891322
198845
198768
1986713
198589
1984716
198334
198234
198167
198034
197956

Map of recent crashes in Coxhoe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Coxhoe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Coxhoe

The 24 most recent collisions in Coxhoe happened between 17 April 2015 and 5 October 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Coxhoe

The B6291 has the most collisions in Coxhoe, 106 of 221 (48%), followed by the A177 (62).

Collisions in Coxhoe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6291106143214
2ndA17762108219

Council area for Coxhoe

Coxhoe is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Coxhoe accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Coxhoe

All 221 collisions in Coxhoe were in the DH6 postcode district.