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Willington (County Durham) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Willington, County Durham, from 1979 to 2025, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
398
1,311th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
514
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
80
85 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Willington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight31379%

What the data shows

  • Willington had 44 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 66 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Willington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 103 children under 16 were killed or injured in Willington, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Willington.

Where Willington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,311th
Most casualties
1,300th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,307th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (18%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (97%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph387 (97%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant260 (51%)
  • Pedestrian162 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Willington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Willington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Willington peaked at 19 in 1996; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202468
202311
202233
202123
202055
2019712
201833
2017510
2016910
201555
201433
2013716
201233
20111113
201068
200924
2008612
20071418
2006913
200568
200466
20031113
20021011
20011012
200089
19991217
199877
19971218
19961927
19951418
19941112
19931213
19921317
19911517
19901316
198979
1988812
19871729
19861416
198588
19841213
198344
1982911
198179
19801518
1979811

Map of recent crashes in Willington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Willington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Willington

The 24 most recent collisions in Willington happened between 1 April 2019 and 26 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Willington

The A690 has the most collisions in Willington, 249 of 398 (63%), followed by the B6286 (9).

Collisions in Willington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA690249339552
2ndB628691501

Council area for Willington

Willington is in County Durham, where police recorded 59,228 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Willington accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Willington

All 398 collisions in Willington were in the DL15 postcode district.