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Murton (County Durham) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Murton, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 94 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
426
1,259th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
565
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
94
111 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Murton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9422%
  • Slight32677%

What the data shows

  • Murton had 53 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 81 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Murton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 139 children under 16 were killed or injured in Murton, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Murton.

Where Murton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,259th
Most casualties
1,244th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,181st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph406 (95%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant299 (53%)
  • Pedestrian141 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Murton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Murton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Murton peaked at 19 in 1991; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710
202457
202322
202222
202179
202078
201945
201856
20171014
201645
201589
201469
201378
2012912
201156
201079
20091013
200859
20071729
2006711
2005713
2004914
200379
20021316
20011012
2000910
1999811
1998920
199769
199644
19951822
19941316
1993611
19921013
19911922
19901731
19891215
19881112
19871822
19861010
19851011
198479
19831215
19821112
19811215
19801114
19791314

Map of recent crashes in Murton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Murton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Murton

The 24 most recent collisions in Murton happened between 29 December 2020 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Murton

Of the 426 collisions in Murton, 194 were on the B1285.

Collisions in Murton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1285194285448

Council area for Murton

Murton is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Murton accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Murton

All 426 collisions in Murton were in the SR7 postcode district.