Road
Crashes on the B1296
501 recorded collisions since 2000.
501
All crashes
4
Fatal
73
Serious
424
Slight
Since 2000 the B1296 has seen 501 collisions, 4 of them fatal and 73 serious. That ranks it 953rd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 8 per 1,000 collisions, and 15% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 57% since 2000, from 35 to 15 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Gateshead.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.