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Washington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,067 road traffic collisions in Washington, Sunderland, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 48 were fatal and 557 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 41% on 2024 (39).

Collisions since 1979
3,067
329th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,864
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
48
49 people killed
Serious collisions
557
605 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 41% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
32
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Washington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal481.6%
  • Serious55718%
  • Slight2,46280%

What the data shows

  • Washington had 360 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 541 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Washington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 874 children under 16 were killed or injured in Washington, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Washington.

Where Washington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
329th
Most casualties
324th
Most fatal collisions
232nd
Most serious collisions
305th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday480 (16%)
  • Tuesday448 (15%)
  • Wednesday414 (13%)
  • Thursday490 (16%)
  • Friday536 (17%)
  • Saturday408 (13%)
  • Sunday291 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,245 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit668 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,435 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway300 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout256 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph2,559 (83%)
  • 40 mph43 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph165 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph255 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,505 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds340 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other64 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,851 (48%)
  • Pedestrian935 (24%)
  • Cyclist396 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist328 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant223 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant81 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Washington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Washington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Washington peaked at 106 in 1984; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252332
20243944
20233541
20223639
20214249
20203238
20193241
20183846
20173543
20164864
20153547
20145162
20134657
20125378
20115062
20104356
20096378
20087184
20076387
20066686
20055265
200481110
200386111
200283103
200182107
200088125
199991114
199894130
199798134
199697127
19957999
199499124
199392120
1992101128
1991103128
19907696
19897493
19887793
19876177
19865462
198582100
1984106124
19836269
19826279
19816880
19805866
19796066

Map of recent crashes in Washington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Washington

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Washington

The 24 most recent collisions in Washington happened between 12 December 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Washington

The A1290 has the most collisions in Washington, 320 of 3,067 (10%), followed by the A1231 (227).

Collisions in Washington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1290320415462
2ndA1231227324522
3rdA19575102114
4thA182385016
5thA1(M)335815
6thA19182512
7thA194(M)81312

Council areas covering Washington

Collisions in Washington were recorded in 3 council areas. Sunderland has 3,030 of 3,067 (99%).

Collisions in Washington by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSunderland3,0303,80046552
2ndGateshead325815
3rdCounty Durham4510

Postcode districts in Washington

Collisions in Washington were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by NE37 (1,529) and NE38 (1,441).