Spennymoor road traffic accidents
Spennymoor recorded 616 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 802 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 77 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 14% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 77
- Casualties
- 802
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 77
- Casualties
- 802
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Spennymoor
Roads in Spennymoor
Postcode districts in Spennymoor
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Spennymoor
Road collision statistics for Spennymoor
Collisions recorded
616
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
802
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
77
13.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Spennymoor
Collisions in Spennymoor are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.9% of the total), with 25.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.6% of recorded collisions in Spennymoor happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Spennymoor have produced 802 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.6% 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 62 collisions, Monday 95 collisions, Tuesday 77 collisions, Wednesday 86 collisions, Thursday 110 collisions, Friday 90 collisions, Saturday 96 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 459 collisions, Darkness 157 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 552 collisions, Roundabout 58 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 515 collisions, 40 mph 47 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 49 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 505 collisions, Raining no high winds 70 collisions, Snowing no high winds 10 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions, Fog or mist 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 437 casualties, Passenger 184 casualties, Pedestrian 181 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Spennymoor
How many road accidents have there been in Spennymoor?
616 collisions have been recorded in Spennymoor in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 802 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Spennymoor were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 77 were serious — 13.1% of all recorded collisions in Spennymoor resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Spennymoor?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Spennymoor, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 25.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Spennymoor happen on?
89.6% of collisions in Spennymoor are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Spennymoor?
Pedestrians make up 22.6% of the 802 casualties recorded in Spennymoor.
Is road safety in Spennymoor getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Spennymoor fell 14% 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 Spennymoor 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 Spennymoor cover 1999 to 2025.