NE20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NE20 postcode district recorded 552 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 785 casualties. Of these collisions, 19 were fatal and 98 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 98
- Casualties
- 785
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 98
- Casualties
- 785
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NE20
Towns in NE20
Roads in NE20
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NE20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NE20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
552
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
785
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
19
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
98
21.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NE20 postcode district
Collisions in the NE20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.9% of the total), with 21.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
90% of recorded collisions in the NE20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NE20 postcode district have produced 785 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 86 collisions, Monday 72 collisions, Tuesday 73 collisions, Wednesday 75 collisions, Thursday 69 collisions, Friday 99 collisions, Saturday 78 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 431 collisions, Darkness 121 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 497 collisions, Roundabout 36 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 247 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 263 collisions, 70 mph 16 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 459 collisions, Raining no high winds 68 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Fog or mist 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 529 casualties, Passenger 202 casualties, Pedestrian 54 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 12 of 552 accidents
Accident 199910C283299
FatalAccident 199910C271499
SeriousAccident 199910C269099
SlightAccident 199910G206399
SlightAccident 199910C207699
SlightAccident 199910C186999
SlightAccident 199910C439499
SlightAccident 199910C144799
SlightAccident 199910C126199
SlightAccident 199910C131299
SlightAccident 199910C106299
SeriousAccident 199910G008099
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NE20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NE20 postcode district?
552 collisions have been recorded in the NE20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 785 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NE20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
19 were fatal and 98 were serious — 21.2% of all recorded collisions in the NE20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NE20 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NE20 postcode district, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 21.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NE20 postcode district happen on?
90% of collisions in the NE20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NE20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.9% of the 785 casualties recorded in the NE20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NE20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NE20 postcode district rose 17% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the NE20 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the NE20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.