Wooler road traffic accidents
Wooler recorded 50 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 65 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 65
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 65
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Wooler
Roads in Wooler
Postcode districts in Wooler
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Wooler
Road collision statistics for Wooler
Collisions recorded
50
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
65
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
9
20% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Wooler
Collisions in Wooler are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (24% of the total), with 20% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
100% of recorded collisions in Wooler happen on a single carriageway. Around 16% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Wooler have produced 65 casualties. Pedestrians account for 32.3% 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 7 collisions, Monday 7 collisions, Tuesday 3 collisions, Wednesday 5 collisions, Thursday 7 collisions, Friday 9 collisions, Saturday 12 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 40 collisions, Darkness 10 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 50 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 44 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 40 collisions, Raining no high winds 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Fog or mist 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 29 casualties, Passenger 15 casualties, Pedestrian 21 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 10 of 50 accidents
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SeriousAccident 200010A003000
SlightAccident 199910A471899
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SeriousAccident 199910A198999
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Wooler
How many road accidents have there been in Wooler?
50 collisions have been recorded in Wooler in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 65 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Wooler were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 9 were serious — 20% of all recorded collisions in Wooler resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Wooler?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Wooler, accounting for 24% of them, and 20% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Wooler happen on?
100% of collisions in Wooler are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Wooler?
Pedestrians make up 32.3% of the 65 casualties recorded in Wooler.
Is road safety in Wooler getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Wooler were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Wooler 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 Wooler cover 1999 to 2025.