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Pelton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in Pelton, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
171
2,125th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
223
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
29
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pelton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight13780%

What the data shows

  • Pelton had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 65% fewer than the 43 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Pelton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 66 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pelton, 30% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Pelton.

Where Pelton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,125th
Most casualties
2,137th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday16 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday36 (21%)
  • Saturday39 (23%)
  • Sunday14 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph163 (95%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant97 (43%)
  • Pedestrian58 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (5.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pelton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pelton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pelton peaked at 9 in 1981; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202411
202300
202227
202111
202011
201911
201833
201733
201622
201533
201422
201333
201248
201155
201044
200967
200867
200735
200678
200544
200456
200356
200225
200155
200055
199924
199855
199700
199644
199559
199437
199322
199244
1991619
199077
198957
198800
198733
1986610
198522
198400
198366
198288
1981910
198055
197957

Map of recent crashes in Pelton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pelton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pelton

The 24 most recent collisions in Pelton happened between 11 December 2012 and 25 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pelton

Of the 171 collisions in Pelton, 30 were on the A693.

Collisions in Pelton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6933047211

Council area for Pelton

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

Postcode district for Pelton

All 171 collisions in Pelton were in the DH2 postcode district.