NE62 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NE62 postcode district recorded 388 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 529 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 58 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 529
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 529
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NE62
Towns in NE62
Roads in NE62
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NE62 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NE62 postcode district
Collisions recorded
388
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
529
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
58
17.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NE62 postcode district
Collisions in the NE62 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17% of the total), with 29.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
94.1% of recorded collisions in the NE62 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NE62 postcode district have produced 529 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14% 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 36 collisions, Monday 47 collisions, Tuesday 66 collisions, Wednesday 58 collisions, Thursday 58 collisions, Friday 59 collisions, Saturday 64 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 275 collisions, Darkness 113 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 365 collisions, Roundabout 18 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 9 collisions, 30 mph 316 collisions, 40 mph 19 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 43 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 316 collisions, Raining no high winds 43 collisions, Fine + high winds 10 collisions, Snowing no high winds 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 330 casualties, Passenger 125 casualties, Pedestrian 74 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NE62 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NE62 postcode district?
388 collisions have been recorded in the NE62 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 529 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NE62 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 58 were serious — 17.5% of all recorded collisions in the NE62 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NE62 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the NE62 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 29.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NE62 postcode district happen on?
94.1% of collisions in the NE62 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NE62 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14% of the 529 casualties recorded in the NE62 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NE62 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NE62 postcode district rose 25% 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 NE62 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 NE62 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.