NE68 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NE68 postcode district recorded 51 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 67 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 67
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 67
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NE68
Roads in NE68
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NE68 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NE68 postcode district
Collisions recorded
51
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
67
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
13
27.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NE68 postcode district
Collisions in the NE68 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (17.6% of the total), with 25.5% 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 NE68 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 11.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NE68 postcode district have produced 67 casualties. Pedestrians account for 25.4% 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 9 collisions, Monday 8 collisions, Tuesday 8 collisions, Wednesday 9 collisions, Thursday 4 collisions, Friday 8 collisions, Saturday 5 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 38 collisions, Darkness 13 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 48 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 33 collisions, 60 mph 18 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 43 collisions, Raining no high winds 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Other 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 38 casualties, Passenger 12 casualties, Pedestrian 17 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NE68 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NE68 postcode district?
51 collisions have been recorded in the NE68 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 67 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NE68 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 13 were serious — 27.5% of all recorded collisions in the NE68 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NE68 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the NE68 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 25.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NE68 postcode district happen on?
94.1% of collisions in the NE68 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NE68 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 25.4% of the 67 casualties recorded in the NE68 postcode district.
Where does the road accident data for the NE68 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 NE68 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.