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Shiney Row and Penshaw road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 183 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
949
781st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,214
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
183
196 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shiney Row and Penshaw

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious18319%
  • Slight75880%

What the data shows

  • Shiney Row and Penshaw had 99 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 172 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 275 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shiney Row and Penshaw, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw.

Where Shiney Row and Penshaw ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
781st
Most casualties
781st
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
743rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday144 (15%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (15%)
  • Friday160 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (14%)
  • Sunday105 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight724 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway855 (90%)
  • Roundabout58 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph915 (96%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds778 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant607 (50%)
  • Pedestrian341 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist77 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (5%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shiney Row and Penshaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shiney Row and Penshaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw peaked at 37 in 1997; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251414
202466
20231010
20221015
20211217
20201011
20191015
201867
201758
20161616
20151118
20142122
20131618
20121927
20111319
20101415
20091620
20082330
20071519
20062431
20052834
20042330
20032941
20022838
20012337
20002544
19992835
19982337
19973744
19963548
19953041
19943138
19932027
19922428
19913131
19903039
19892433
19881925
19871517
19861318
19852527
19842026
19832427
19822226
19812324
19802222
19792639

Map of recent crashes in Shiney Row and Penshaw

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shiney Row and Penshaw

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shiney Row and Penshaw

The 24 most recent collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw happened between 28 June 2023 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shiney Row and Penshaw

The A182 has the most collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw, 257 of 949 (27%), followed by the A183 (232).

Collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA182257314240
2ndA183232305142
3rdB128697135017

Council areas covering Shiney Row and Penshaw

Collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw were recorded in 2 council areas. Sunderland has 928 of 949 (98%).

Collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSunderland9281,1798178
2ndCounty Durham213505

Postcode district for Shiney Row and Penshaw

All 949 collisions in Shiney Row and Penshaw were in the DH4 postcode district.