Official DfT STATS19 Data
County Durham Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in County Durham from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 2,370 collisions, ranked #57 of 350 UK local authorities.
2,370
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
86
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
800
Serious
hospital-level injuries
3,139
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 438 | 20 | 157 | 261 | 561 |
| 2024 | 452 | 18 | 162 | 272 | 584 |
| 2023 | 464 | 21 | 158 | 285 | 610 |
| 2022 | 507 | 16 | 168 | 323 | 685 |
| 2021 | 509 | 11 | 155 | 343 | 699 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in County Durham
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See County Durham on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
County Durham — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in County Durham?
County Durham recorded 2,370 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 86 fatal and 800 serious collisions, with 3,139 total casualties. It ranks #57 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the County Durham accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.