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Prudhoe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Prudhoe, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
571
1,072nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
704
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
104
110 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Prudhoe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious10418%
  • Slight46281%

What the data shows

  • Prudhoe had 57 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 85 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Prudhoe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 175 children under 16 were killed or injured in Prudhoe, 25% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Prudhoe.

Where Prudhoe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,072nd
Most casualties
1,101st
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (12%)
  • Thursday76 (13%)
  • Friday117 (20%)
  • Saturday76 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph556 (97%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant317 (45%)
  • Pedestrian231 (33%)
  • Cyclist67 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Prudhoe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Prudhoe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Prudhoe peaked at 25 in 2003; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202456
202333
202299
202134
2020811
201955
201867
201757
201679
201588
201466
201399
201244
201155
2010811
20091014
20081115
20071319
20061115
20051924
20041216
20032531
20021623
20012036
20001417
19991518
19981515
19971522
1996910
1995810
19941519
19931111
19921415
19912025
19902226
19891618
19881520
19872024
19861923
19851720
19841012
19831619
19821617
19811723
19802023
19791314

Map of recent crashes in Prudhoe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Prudhoe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Prudhoe

The 24 most recent collisions in Prudhoe happened between 22 November 2021 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Prudhoe

The A695 has the most collisions in Prudhoe, 136 of 571 (24%), followed by the B6395 (135).

Collisions in Prudhoe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA695136164126
2ndB6395135184216

Council area for Prudhoe

Prudhoe is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Prudhoe accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Prudhoe

All 571 collisions in Prudhoe were in the NE42 postcode district.