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Fence Houses road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in Fence Houses, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 97 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
487
1,180th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
610
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
97
101 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Fence Houses

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9720%
  • Slight38379%

What the data shows

  • Fence Houses had 65 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 93 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Fence Houses were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 137 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fence Houses, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Fence Houses.

Where Fence Houses ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,180th
Most casualties
1,191st
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,165th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph475 (98%)
  • 40 mph5 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant292 (48%)
  • Pedestrian172 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fence Houses road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fence Houses, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Fence Houses peaked at 21 in 1995; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202499
202379
202266
202111
202058
20191114
201866
2017912
201667
201589
20141315
201355
2012914
20111114
20101212
2009712
20081014
20071012
2006810
20051013
2004710
200377
20021214
20011315
20001014
19992027
19981823
1997912
19961927
19952130
19941319
199377
19921117
19911521
19901820
198988
198899
19871415
19861215
19851317
19841416
198388
19821114
1981611
19801315
19791112

Map of recent crashes in Fence Houses

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fence Houses

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fence Houses

The 24 most recent collisions in Fence Houses happened between 7 October 2022 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fence Houses

The A1052 has the most collisions in Fence Houses, 307 of 487 (63%), followed by the B1284 (50).

Collisions in Fence Houses on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1052307383665
2ndB1284506705

Council areas covering Fence Houses

Collisions in Fence Houses were recorded in 2 council areas. Sunderland has 368 of 487 (76%).

Collisions in Fence Houses by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSunderland368448670
2ndCounty Durham119162127

Postcode district for Fence Houses

All 487 collisions in Fence Houses were in the DH4 postcode district.