NE66 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NE66 postcode district recorded 1,022 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,606 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 194 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 194
- Casualties
- 1,606
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 194
- Casualties
- 1,606
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NE66
Roads in NE66
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NE66 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NE66 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,022
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,606
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
194
20.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NE66 postcode district
Collisions in the NE66 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.3% of the total), with 22.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
92.8% of recorded collisions in the NE66 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NE66 postcode district have produced 1,606 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 121 collisions, Monday 166 collisions, Tuesday 136 collisions, Wednesday 153 collisions, Thursday 134 collisions, Friday 167 collisions, Saturday 145 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 794 collisions, Darkness 228 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 948 collisions, Dual carriageway 55 collisions, Roundabout 16 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 13 collisions, 30 mph 374 collisions, 40 mph 11 collisions, 50 mph 14 collisions, 60 mph 558 collisions, 70 mph 52 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 832 collisions, Raining no high winds 98 collisions, Fine + high winds 33 collisions, Snowing no high winds 15 collisions, Other 14 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 938 casualties, Passenger 511 casualties, Pedestrian 157 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NE66 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NE66 postcode district?
1,022 collisions have been recorded in the NE66 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,606 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NE66 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 194 were serious — 20.9% of all recorded collisions in the NE66 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NE66 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NE66 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 22.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NE66 postcode district happen on?
92.8% of collisions in the NE66 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NE66 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.8% of the 1,606 casualties recorded in the NE66 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NE66 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NE66 postcode district rose 17% 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 NE66 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 NE66 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.