Horden road traffic accidents
Horden recorded 320 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 428 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 400% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 38
- Casualties
- 428
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 38
- Casualties
- 428
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Horden
Roads in Horden
Postcode districts in Horden
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Horden
Road collision statistics for Horden
Collisions recorded
320
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
428
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
38
12.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Horden
Collisions in Horden are most frequently recorded on a Friday (22.8% of the total), with 25.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.3% of recorded collisions in Horden happen on a single carriageway. Around 15% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Horden have produced 428 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.1% 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 35 collisions, Monday 41 collisions, Tuesday 36 collisions, Wednesday 33 collisions, Thursday 50 collisions, Friday 73 collisions, Saturday 52 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 237 collisions, Darkness 83 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 305 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 306 collisions, 40 mph 7 collisions, 60 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 268 collisions, Raining no high winds 36 collisions, Snowing no high winds 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 233 casualties, Passenger 109 casualties, Pedestrian 86 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Horden
How many road accidents have there been in Horden?
320 collisions have been recorded in Horden in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 428 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Horden were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 38 were serious — 12.5% of all recorded collisions in Horden resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Horden?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Horden, accounting for 22.8% of them, and 25.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Horden happen on?
95.3% of collisions in Horden are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Horden?
Pedestrians make up 20.1% of the 428 casualties recorded in Horden.
Is road safety in Horden getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Horden rose 400% 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 Horden 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 Horden cover 1999 to 2025.