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Peterlee road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,812 road traffic collisions in Peterlee, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 306 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,812
490th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,363
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
306
336 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Peterlee

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious30617%
  • Slight1,49082%

What the data shows

  • Peterlee had 160 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 352 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Peterlee were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 551 children under 16 were killed or injured in Peterlee, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Peterlee.

Where Peterlee ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
490th
Most casualties
484th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
500th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday258 (14%)
  • Tuesday234 (13%)
  • Wednesday271 (15%)
  • Thursday283 (16%)
  • Friday339 (19%)
  • Saturday263 (15%)
  • Sunday164 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,297 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit482 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,647 (91%)
  • Roundabout95 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,574 (87%)
  • 40 mph107 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph80 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph44 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,442 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds226 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (3%)
  • Fog or mist22 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Other18 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,185 (50%)
  • Pedestrian638 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist125 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant85 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Peterlee road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterlee, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Peterlee peaked at 63 in 1997; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251617
2024710
20231317
20221922
20211010
2020912
20192637
20182432
20171520
20162128
20152240
20142636
20133443
20122839
20113949
20103952
20093653
20084356
20074158
20064458
20054862
20042738
20034252
20025666
20014457
20005972
19994964
19984880
19976394
19963640
19955370
19945165
19935370
19925776
19914661
19904360
19896277
19885067
19873944
19864452
19853954
19844856
19835770
19823853
19814861
19805460
19794653

Map of recent crashes in Peterlee

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Peterlee

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Peterlee

The 24 most recent collisions in Peterlee happened between 28 December 2023 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Peterlee

The B1320 has the most collisions in Peterlee, 314 of 1,812 (17%), followed by the A19 (52).

Collisions in Peterlee on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1320314406356
2ndA195271212
3rdA108681102
4thB12833500
5thB12853300

Council area for Peterlee

Peterlee is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Peterlee accounts for 3.1% of them.

Postcode districts in Peterlee

Collisions in Peterlee were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by SR8 (1,752) and DH6 (60).