NE42 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NE42 postcode district recorded 368 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 472 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 472
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 472
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NE42
Roads in NE42
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NE42 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NE42 postcode district
Collisions recorded
368
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
472
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
60
17.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NE42 postcode district
Collisions in the NE42 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.8% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.5% of recorded collisions in the NE42 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NE42 postcode district have produced 472 casualties. Pedestrians account for 24.8% 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 37 collisions, Monday 61 collisions, Tuesday 53 collisions, Wednesday 43 collisions, Thursday 52 collisions, Friday 69 collisions, Saturday 53 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 269 collisions, Darkness 99 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 355 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 306 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 50 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 309 collisions, Raining no high winds 35 collisions, Fine + high winds 10 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 265 casualties, Passenger 90 casualties, Pedestrian 117 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NE42 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NE42 postcode district?
368 collisions have been recorded in the NE42 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 472 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NE42 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 60 were serious — 17.7% of all recorded collisions in the NE42 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NE42 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NE42 postcode district, accounting for 18.8% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NE42 postcode district happen on?
96.5% of collisions in the NE42 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NE42 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 24.8% of the 472 casualties recorded in the NE42 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NE42 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NE42 postcode district rose 40% 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 NE42 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 NE42 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.