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

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in Ouston, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
200
1,948th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
259
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
47
50 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ouston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4724%
  • Slight14975%

What the data shows

  • Ouston had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Ouston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 86 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ouston, 33% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Ouston.

Where Ouston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,948th
Most casualties
1,965th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,806th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (19%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday18 (9%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (98%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant110 (42%)
  • Pedestrian88 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ouston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ouston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ouston peaked at 10 in 1995; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202322
202211
202111
202011
201933
201822
201733
201623
201511
201435
201311
201223
201133
201044
200956
200811
2007411
200600
200566
2004410
200344
200246
200123
2000711
199945
1998610
199766
199655
19951013
1994611
1993711
199255
199157
199056
1989810
198834
198779
198689
198599
1984810
198388
198245
1981711
198044
197967

Map of recent crashes in Ouston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ouston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ouston

The 24 most recent collisions in Ouston happened between 19 July 2012 and 13 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ouston

Of the 200 collisions in Ouston, 6 were on the A693.

Collisions in Ouston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6936701

Council area for Ouston

Ouston is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ouston accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Ouston

All 200 collisions in Ouston were in the DH2 postcode district.