Alnwick road traffic accidents
Alnwick recorded 295 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 373 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 44
- Casualties
- 373
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 44
- Casualties
- 373
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Alnwick
Roads in Alnwick
Postcode districts in Alnwick
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Alnwick
Road collision statistics for Alnwick
Collisions recorded
295
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
373
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
44
15.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Alnwick
Collisions in Alnwick are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.6% of the total), with 18.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.3% of recorded collisions in Alnwick happen on a single carriageway. Around 12.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Alnwick have produced 373 casualties. Pedestrians account for 31.1% 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 34 collisions, Monday 42 collisions, Tuesday 41 collisions, Wednesday 50 collisions, Thursday 34 collisions, Friday 55 collisions, Saturday 39 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 241 collisions, Darkness 54 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 281 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 268 collisions, 60 mph 17 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 247 collisions, Raining no high winds 28 collisions, Fine + high winds 10 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 182 casualties, Passenger 75 casualties, Pedestrian 116 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Alnwick
How many road accidents have there been in Alnwick?
295 collisions have been recorded in Alnwick in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 373 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Alnwick were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 44 were serious — 15.3% of all recorded collisions in Alnwick resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Alnwick?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Alnwick, accounting for 18.6% of them, and 18.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Alnwick happen on?
95.3% of collisions in Alnwick are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Alnwick?
Pedestrians make up 31.1% of the 373 casualties recorded in Alnwick.
Is road safety in Alnwick getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Alnwick 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 Alnwick 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 Alnwick cover 1999 to 2025.