NE39 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NE39 postcode district recorded 448 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 660 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 72 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 120% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 72
- Casualties
- 660
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 72
- Casualties
- 660
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NE39
Towns in NE39
Roads in NE39
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NE39 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NE39 postcode district
Collisions recorded
448
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
660
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
72
17.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NE39 postcode district
Collisions in the NE39 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.5% of the total), with 28.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
98.4% of recorded collisions in the NE39 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NE39 postcode district have produced 660 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.8% 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 50 collisions, Monday 68 collisions, Tuesday 56 collisions, Wednesday 60 collisions, Thursday 75 collisions, Friday 83 collisions, Saturday 56 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 320 collisions, Darkness 128 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 441 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 221 collisions, 40 mph 56 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 161 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 352 collisions, Raining no high winds 59 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 410 casualties, Passenger 185 casualties, Pedestrian 65 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NE39 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NE39 postcode district?
448 collisions have been recorded in the NE39 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 660 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NE39 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 72 were serious — 17.4% of all recorded collisions in the NE39 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NE39 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NE39 postcode district, accounting for 18.5% of them, and 28.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NE39 postcode district happen on?
98.4% of collisions in the NE39 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NE39 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.8% of the 660 casualties recorded in the NE39 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NE39 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NE39 postcode district rose 120% 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 NE39 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 NE39 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.