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Lynemouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
110
2,699th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
129
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
25
26 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
26 Apr 2022
Busiest year
1993
6 collisions

Road collision statistics for Lynemouth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2523%
  • Slight8476%

What the data shows

  • Lynemouth had 6 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 67% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Lynemouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Lynemouth are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 51 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lynemouth, 40% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Lynemouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,699th
Most casualties
2,811th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,540th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (18%)
  • Thursday8 (7.3%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (92%)
  • 60 mph9 (8.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant54 (42%)
  • Pedestrian31 (24%)
  • Cyclist21 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (6.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lynemouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lynemouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lynemouth peaked at 6 in 1993; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202300
202211
202100
202011
201900
201811
201700
201633
201511
201411
201333
201200
201111
201012
200923
200822
200733
200644
200522
200433
200323
200244
200135
200055
199911
199811
199711
199647
199533
199433
199368
199246
199145
199047
198945
198844
198755
198644
198522
198411
198322
198244
198134
198022
197956

Map of recent crashes in Lynemouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lynemouth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lynemouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Lynemouth happened between 3 March 2006 and 26 April 2022.

Severity

Council area for Lynemouth

Lynemouth is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Lynemouth accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Lynemouth

Of the 110 collisions in Lynemouth, 109 (99%) were in the NE61 postcode district.