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Springwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 115 road traffic collisions in Springwell, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
115
2,642nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
147
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
24
26 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Springwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2421%
  • Slight9078%

What the data shows

  • Springwell had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Springwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 24 children under 16 were killed or injured in Springwell, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Springwell.

Where Springwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,642nd
Most casualties
2,686th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday12 (10%)
  • Thursday13 (11%)
  • Friday24 (21%)
  • Saturday25 (22%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph97 (84%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant86 (59%)
  • Pedestrian33 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Springwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Springwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Springwell peaked at 8 in 1998; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202311
202200
202111
202011
201933
201800
201724
201624
201524
201411
201313
201222
201122
201000
200933
200844
200725
200611
200512
200445
200322
2002711
200100
200022
199933
199888
199722
199669
199548
199412
199333
199267
199133
199034
198947
198855
198700
198611
198522
198423
198355
198222
198111
198022
197956

Map of recent crashes in Springwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Springwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Springwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Springwell happened between 4 May 2009 and 28 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Springwell

Of the 115 collisions in Springwell, 78 were on the B1288.

Collisions in Springwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB128878100116

Council area for Springwell

Springwell is in Sunderland, where police recorded 34,891 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Springwell accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Springwell

All 115 collisions in Springwell were in the NE9 postcode district.