NE40 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NE40 postcode district recorded 495 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 692 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 78 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 78
- Casualties
- 692
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 78
- Casualties
- 692
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NE40
Towns in NE40
Roads in NE40
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NE40 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NE40 postcode district
Collisions recorded
495
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
692
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
78
18% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NE40 postcode district
Collisions in the NE40 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17% of the total), with 27.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.9% of recorded collisions in the NE40 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NE40 postcode district have produced 692 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.6% 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 44 collisions, Monday 76 collisions, Tuesday 81 collisions, Wednesday 80 collisions, Thursday 72 collisions, Friday 84 collisions, Saturday 58 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 358 collisions, Darkness 137 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 455 collisions, Dual carriageway 27 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 16 collisions, 30 mph 327 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 147 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 400 collisions, Raining no high winds 66 collisions, Fine + high winds 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Other 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 401 casualties, Passenger 176 casualties, Pedestrian 115 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NE40 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NE40 postcode district?
495 collisions have been recorded in the NE40 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 692 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NE40 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 78 were serious — 18% of all recorded collisions in the NE40 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NE40 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NE40 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 27.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NE40 postcode district happen on?
91.9% of collisions in the NE40 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NE40 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 16.6% of the 692 casualties recorded in the NE40 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NE40 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NE40 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the NE40 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 NE40 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.