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Wooler road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 106 road traffic collisions in Wooler, Northumberland, from 1979 to 2025, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
106
2,751st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
129
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
17
19 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wooler

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious1716%
  • Slight8681%

What the data shows

  • Wooler had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 19 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Wooler were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Wooler are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 23 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wooler, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Wooler ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,751st
Most casualties
2,811th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,788th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday9 (8.5%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday11 (10%)
  • Friday16 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (22%)
  • Sunday17 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (100%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph81 (76%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph23 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant61 (47%)
  • Pedestrian33 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (17%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wooler road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wooler, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wooler peaked at 6 in 2004; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202322
202233
202112
202014
201922
201822
201712
201611
201522
201434
201312
201222
201113
201022
200934
200833
200700
200622
200511
200466
200322
200256
200100
200000
199956
199826
199711
199622
199522
199469
199333
199223
199144
199033
198922
198811
198722
198600
198523
198411
198355
198222
198155
198033
197957

Map of recent crashes in Wooler

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wooler

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wooler

The 24 most recent collisions in Wooler happened between 3 November 2011 and 14 January 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wooler

The A697 has the most collisions in Wooler, 34 of 106 (32%), followed by the B6525 (14).

Collisions in Wooler on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA697345025
2ndB6525141704
3rdB63483301

Council area for Wooler

Wooler is in Northumberland, where police recorded 42,345 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wooler accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Wooler

All 106 collisions in Wooler were in the NE71 postcode district.