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Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41,251 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025, and 53,385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 494 were fatal and 6,509 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 465 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (434), and casualties rose from 514 to 533.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
41,251
59th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53,385
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
494
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
465
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne

1.2% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4941.2%
  • Serious6,50916%
  • Slight34,24883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5181%
  • Serious7,03313%
  • Slight45,83486%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. In 2025 there were 465, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 465
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025465533
2024434514
2023469578
2022433517
2021449539
2020359433
2019538660
2018563727
2017551693
2016617833
20157651,033
2014728918
2013654859
2012706932
20117611,031
20107701,022
20098561,134
20088801,182
20079361,288
20069831,325
20051,0331,351
20041,0701,487
20031,1111,573
20021,0501,447
20011,0211,454
20001,0291,384
19999831,298
19981,0201,349
19971,0551,377
19969611,267
19959481,253
19949601,227
19938881,142
19921,0161,298
19911,0471,347
19901,1751,492
19891,1691,478
19881,1181,412
19871,0321,279
19861,0381,319
19851,0601,279
19849971,241
19831,0441,260
19821,0631,329
19811,1081,405
19801,1121,361
19791,2261,525

When and where crashes happen in Newcastle upon Tyne

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,828 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,867 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,979 (14%)
  • Thursday6,362 (15%)
  • Friday7,156 (17%)
  • Saturday6,040 (15%)
  • Sunday4,019 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,743 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,980 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,806 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,772 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,608 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,193 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,553 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,277 (7.9%)
  • February3,185 (7.7%)
  • March3,428 (8.3%)
  • April3,130 (7.6%)
  • May3,303 (8%)
  • June3,285 (8%)
  • July3,319 (8%)
  • August3,088 (7.5%)
  • September3,437 (8.3%)
  • October3,988 (9.7%)
  • November4,082 (9.9%)
  • December3,729 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28,858 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11,347 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting397 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit327 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown322 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds33,007 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,040 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1,025 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds413 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds346 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist153 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds87 (0.2%)
  • Other792 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded388 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry26,657 (65%)
  • Wet or damp13,545 (33%)
  • Frost or ice597 (1.4%)
  • Snow345 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep31 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,197 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph31,554 (76%)
  • 40 mph3,203 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph2,329 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph1,091 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph1,862 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway27,698 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway7,216 (17%)
  • Roundabout3,821 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2,398 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded118 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26,199 (49%)
  • Pedestrian13,696 (26%)
  • Cyclist4,094 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,794 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist3,191 (6%)
  • Van occupant1,074 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant713 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)198 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant191 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant140 (0.3%)
  • Other49 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,649 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 102,728 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 153,393 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 207,235 (14%)
  • 21 to 257,124 (13%)
  • 26 to 3510,730 (20%)
  • 36 to 457,408 (14%)
  • 46 to 555,278 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 653,593 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 752,266 (4.2%)
  • Over 751,847 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded134 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25,743 (48%)
  • Passenger13,946 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13,696 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car50,334 (72%)
  • Bus or coach5,058 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4,205 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,373 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle3,371 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,385 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,247 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle430 (0.6%)
  • Minibus199 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)62 (0.1%)
  • Other64 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded85 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newcastle upon Tyne ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 59th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
56thBolton41,74955,8565425,867
57thWigan41,50555,6805665,532
58thShropshire41,47559,7191,23810,478
59thNewcastle upon Tyne (this area)41,25153,3854946,509
60thWaltham Forest40,62649,2393225,584
61stCoventry40,21251,31748410,476
62ndHavering40,18352,3974246,013

Accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne

Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle upon Tyne, with 3,265 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 12 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025: 2,838, including 29 fatal and 465 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1862,8383,57529465
2ndA1891,9642,84516226
3rdA1671,5462,17517165
4thA1911,4031,77320194
5thA10581,3271,83721167
6thB13071,2941,5618178
7thB13181,2861,72511142
8thA1931,2621,63713169
9thA11,1471,942784
10thA6951,0391,45610168
11thA61251,0041,25923191
12thB16008931,0894117
13thA18879798412126
14thA167(M)7531,102859
15thB632470591918151
16thA61156087468130
17thA695767972193
18thA187526665789
19thA6965207231497
20thB1311501610586

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 36,573.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025: 8,501.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne

Of the latest 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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