Traffic Reports for North East England

Traffic Reports for North East England

Where to Find Traffic News for North East England

Live traffic news for North East England is published on Traffic News England, one of our own websites. Its regional pages for North East and Yorkshire and the Humber list every current incident, closure and set of roadworks that National Highways reports on the motorways and major A roads in the area, refreshed every five minutes, 24 hours a day.

If you use one motorway most of the time, our dedicated site for the M1 gives you the news for that road alone, with separate pages for accidents, roadworks, overhead signs and speed limits. Dedicated sites for the A1(M) and M62 are coming soon.

The North East in numbers

A guide to the kind of traffic news drivers in the North East see, from the Department for Transport’s own figures. For today’s news, use the links above.

about 2,800

reported injury collisions, 2025

on all roads in the North East, or about 8 a day. The year before it was about 2,900.

30%

were fatal or serious

About 850 collisions in the North East in 2025 left someone killed or seriously injured.

24

on motorways

Most were on the A1(M), then the A194(M) and A167(M). About 1,000 more were on A roads, which is why our regional news covers them too.

about 56,000

vehicles a day on the A1(M)

on average along the whole road. Its busiest stretch carries about 143,000 a day.

Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (2024 and 2025) and road traffic statistics (2025). Rounded, as a guide rather than a precise count.

Yorkshire and the Humber in numbers

A guide to the kind of traffic news drivers in Yorkshire and the Humber see, from the Department for Transport’s own figures. For today’s news, use the links above.

about 9,400

reported injury collisions, 2025

on all roads in Yorkshire and the Humber, or about 26 a day. The year before it was about 9,400.

29%

were fatal or serious

About 2,740 collisions in Yorkshire and the Humber in 2025 left someone killed or seriously injured.

about 340

on motorways

Most were on the M62, then the M1 and A1(M). About 3,300 more were on A roads, which is why our regional news covers them too.

about 95,000

vehicles a day on the M62

on average along the whole road. Its busiest stretch carries about 150,000 a day.

Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (2024 and 2025) and road traffic statistics (2025). Rounded, as a guide rather than a precise count.

Traffic News for the North East of England including the latest Motorway Traffic News. Regional England Traffic News for North East England. Road Works in North East England. Road Traffic Information for North East England and Road Safety Information.

UK Traffic News also features traffic news and traffic updates for other regions of England including North West England, West Midlands of England, East Midlands, Eastern England, South West England and South East England.

The aim of our North East England traffic news page is to make it easy for drivers in the North East of England to avoid the latest traffic jams and traffic delays easily and quickly.

The North East England traffic news section features news from motorways such as the A1(M) in the North East and, in Yorkshire, the M1, M62 and M180, and other main roads such as the A1, A19 and A64.

UK Traffic News also has dedicated pages for each of the main motorways around England.

UK Traffic News. Bringing the latest traffic news and road news for the North East of England!