Road collisions in Northumberland

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 2,037 road collisions where someone was hurt on Northumberland's roads from 2021 to 2025. 60 were fatal and 616 serious.

Northumberland in 2025

Reported injury collisions
345
Fatal
13
Serious
119
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
39.5
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Northumberland by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
202110130257397
20227135314456
202315129286430
202415103291409
202513119213345

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

2,824 people were killed or injured in collisions on Northumberland's roads from 2021 to 2025, 798 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Northumberland's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian998247354
Cyclist066137203
E-scooter rider011112
Motorcyclist1512888231
Car occupant383881,3901,816
Van or goods vehicle occupant236107145
Bus or coach occupant153137
Other291526
All road users677312,0262,824

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph150
  • 30 mph827
  • 40 mph70
  • 50 mph53
  • 60 mph771
  • 70 mph166

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban30.8%
  • Rural69.2%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Northumberland

Licensed cars kept in Northumberland at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
175,187
Up 1.2% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
525
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
4.1%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
4.4%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
92,292 (52.7%)
Diesel
57,303 (32.7%)
Hybrid (petrol)
14,315 (8.2%)
Electric and other fuels
11,277 (6.4%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.