The A167: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 137 people were killed or seriously injured in 124 collisions on the A167, making it the 88th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
124
serious or fatal collisions
137
people killed or seriously injured
12
collisions that took a life
#88
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A167 carries 495 recorded injury collisions over the period, 124 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Darlington, County Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 10% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2023 with 32 serious collisions, and the count is down 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A167
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Darlington33 KSI
- County Durham29 KSI
- Newcastle upon Tyne26 KSI
- Gateshead19 KSI
- North Yorkshire10 KSI
- Hambleton7 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A167
2025: 17 (down 29.2% on the year before) · peak 32 in 2023 · -19% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A167
How many accidents happen on the A167?
Police recorded 495 injury collisions on the A167 over 2021–2025, of which 124 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 137 people killed or seriously injured, including 12 fatal collisions.
Is the A167 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 88 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 81 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A167 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Darlington, County Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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