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Hetton-le-Hole road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 648 road traffic collisions in Hetton-le-Hole, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 816 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 139 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
648
991st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
816
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
139
150 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hetton-le-Hole

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious13921%
  • Slight50077%

What the data shows

  • Hetton-le-Hole had 93 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 104 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Hetton-le-Hole were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 226 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hetton-le-Hole, 28% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Hetton-le-Hole.

Where Hetton-le-Hole ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
991st
Most casualties
995th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
915th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (12%)
  • Thursday86 (13%)
  • Friday131 (20%)
  • Saturday109 (17%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway600 (93%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph609 (94%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant350 (43%)
  • Pedestrian265 (32%)
  • Cyclist65 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hetton-le-Hole road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hetton-le-Hole, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hetton-le-Hole peaked at 24 in 2003; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
2024810
202368
2022712
20211220
202068
20191220
20181414
20171011
20161113
2015914
201467
20131823
2012711
201177
20101010
200967
200889
20071422
20061921
20051819
20041618
20032437
20021113
2001811
20001113
19991618
19981320
19972024
19961218
19952024
19942022
19932428
19921524
19911823
19902329
19891415
19881532
19872121
19861415
19851622
19841516
19831717
19822227
19811212
19802023
19791620

Map of recent crashes in Hetton-le-Hole

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hetton-le-Hole

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hetton-le-Hole

The 24 most recent collisions in Hetton-le-Hole happened between 29 July 2022 and 12 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hetton-le-Hole

The A182 has the most collisions in Hetton-le-Hole, 260 of 648 (40%), followed by the B1284 (105).

Collisions in Hetton-le-Hole on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA182260331752
2ndB1284105139124
3rdB1285264308

Council area for Hetton-le-Hole

Hetton-le-Hole is in Sunderland, where police recorded 34,891 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hetton-le-Hole accounts for 1.9% of them.

Postcode district for Hetton-le-Hole

All 648 collisions in Hetton-le-Hole were in the DH5 postcode district.