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Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 983 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999, and 1,298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (1,020), and casualties fell from 1,349.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,251 collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Collisions in 1999
983
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,298
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10210%
  • Slight87589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious1088.3%
  • Slight1,18491%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 983, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 in 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (16%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday143 (15%)
  • Thursday155 (16%)
  • Friday166 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (12%)
  • Sunday91 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.2%)
  • February86 (8.7%)
  • March76 (7.7%)
  • April59 (6%)
  • May80 (8.1%)
  • June87 (8.9%)
  • July70 (7.1%)
  • August82 (8.3%)
  • September80 (8.1%)
  • October78 (7.9%)
  • November94 (9.6%)
  • December110 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight720 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit97 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds802 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry628 (64%)
  • Wet or damp322 (33%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.4%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph747 (76%)
  • 40 mph85 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph43 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph74 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (23%)
  • Roundabout113 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant752 (58%)
  • Pedestrian257 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist85 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1074 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (11%)
  • 21 to 25142 (11%)
  • 26 to 35348 (27%)
  • 36 to 45184 (14%)
  • 46 to 55134 (10%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.6%)
  • Over 7546 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider687 (53%)
  • Passenger354 (27%)
  • Pedestrian257 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,354 (76%)
  • Bus or coach135 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle55 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newcastle upon Tyne ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 71st most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes in 1999

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999: 84, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18684111014
2ndA167719516
3rdA189659605
4thB1307435107
5thA193415201
6thA1407703
7thB1318405003
8thA1058334900
9thA191334603
10thA167(M)273901
11thA188202602
12thB1600181900
13thB6324182603
14thA6085171801
15thB1311151710
16thA695142000
17thA187101400
18thA69101611
19thB1305101301
20thA6968901

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 1999

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 852.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 1999

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999: 200.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in other years