NE20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NE20 postcode district recorded 538 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 768 casualties. Of these collisions, 18 were fatal and 95 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were unchanged on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 768
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 768
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NE20
Towns in NE20
Roads in NE20
Accidents in the NE20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NE20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
538
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
768
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
18
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
95
21% 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 (17.8% of the total), with 22.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
90.3% 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 768 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.8% 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 68 collisions, Tuesday 72 collisions, Wednesday 72 collisions, Thursday 68 collisions, Friday 96 collisions, Saturday 76 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 419 collisions, Darkness 119 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 486 collisions, Roundabout 34 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 238 collisions, 40 mph 12 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 261 collisions, 70 mph 16 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 447 collisions, Raining no high winds 67 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions, Fog or mist 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 516 casualties, Passenger 200 casualties, Pedestrian 52 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousAccident 2004100546904
SeriousAccident 2004100370704
SeriousAccident 2004100148604
SeriousAccident 2003100897703
SeriousAccident 2003100713603
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NE20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NE20 postcode district?
538 collisions have been recorded in the NE20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 768 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NE20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
18 were fatal and 95 were serious — 21% 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 17.8% of them, and 22.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NE20 postcode district happen on?
90.3% 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 6.8% of the 768 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 were broadly unchanged in 2024 compared with 2023.
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 2024.