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Fishburn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
140
2,369th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
191
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
36
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Fishburn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3626%
  • Slight10273%

What the data shows

  • Fishburn had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Fishburn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 43 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fishburn, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Fishburn.

Where Fishburn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,369th
Most casualties
2,333rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (21%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday16 (11%)
  • Saturday14 (10%)
  • Sunday25 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight105 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (96%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant102 (53%)
  • Pedestrian43 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fishburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fishburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Fishburn peaked at 9 in 1990; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202513
202400
202311
202244
202147
202034
201911
201811
201745
201611
201533
201400
201333
201211
201145
201011
200922
200811
200722
200635
200511
200433
200322
200222
200133
200022
199977
199855
199713
199622
199544
199436
1993612
199237
199113
1990911
198966
198858
198747
198624
1985712
198447
198335
198233
198134
198055
197947

Map of recent crashes in Fishburn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fishburn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fishburn

The 24 most recent collisions in Fishburn happened between 4 December 2013 and 30 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fishburn

Of the 140 collisions in Fishburn, 85 were on the B1278.

Collisions in Fishburn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB127885123125

Council area for Fishburn

Fishburn is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Fishburn accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Fishburn

All 140 collisions in Fishburn were in the TS21 postcode district.