Amble road traffic accidents
Amble recorded 169 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 218 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 20% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 33
- Casualties
- 218
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 33
- Casualties
- 218
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Amble
Roads in Amble
Postcode districts in Amble
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Amble
Road collision statistics for Amble
Collisions recorded
169
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
218
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
33
20.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Amble
Collisions in Amble are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (16.6% of the total), with 26.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.1% of recorded collisions in Amble happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Amble have produced 218 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.5% 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 25 collisions, Monday 23 collisions, Tuesday 27 collisions, Wednesday 19 collisions, Thursday 21 collisions, Friday 26 collisions, Saturday 28 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 124 collisions, Darkness 45 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 154 collisions, Roundabout 6 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 156 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 131 collisions, Raining no high winds 18 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 117 casualties, Passenger 52 casualties, Pedestrian 49 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Amble
How many road accidents have there been in Amble?
169 collisions have been recorded in Amble in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 218 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Amble were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 33 were serious — 20.7% of all recorded collisions in Amble resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Amble?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Amble, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 26.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Amble happen on?
91.1% of collisions in Amble are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Amble?
Pedestrians make up 22.5% of the 218 casualties recorded in Amble.
Is road safety in Amble getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Amble fell 20% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Amble 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 Amble cover 1999 to 2025.