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Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,070 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004, and 1,487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (1,111), and casualties fell from 1,573.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,070
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,487
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004

1% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious11511%
  • Slight94488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious1198%
  • Slight1,35491%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,070, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (14%)
  • Tuesday165 (15%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday189 (18%)
  • Friday166 (16%)
  • Saturday141 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59167 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59189 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.4%)
  • February74 (6.9%)
  • March85 (7.9%)
  • April99 (9.3%)
  • May74 (6.9%)
  • June95 (8.9%)
  • July85 (7.9%)
  • August88 (8.2%)
  • September83 (7.8%)
  • October124 (12%)
  • November96 (9%)
  • December88 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight755 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit282 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds880 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry745 (70%)
  • Wet or damp306 (29%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph788 (74%)
  • 40 mph103 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph78 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph76 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway684 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway223 (21%)
  • Roundabout104 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant851 (57%)
  • Pedestrian287 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist95 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20201 (14%)
  • 21 to 25186 (13%)
  • 26 to 35338 (23%)
  • 36 to 45236 (16%)
  • 46 to 55142 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 65105 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.2%)
  • Over 7547 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider801 (54%)
  • Passenger399 (27%)
  • Pedestrian287 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,444 (75%)
  • Bus or coach141 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle70 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 35th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004

Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004, with 202 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes in 2004

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004: 102, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186102116012
2ndA1897412518
3rdA1676811412
4thA1498915
5thB1318466512
6thA193405103
7thA191384904
8thB1307374607
9thA167(M)294200
10thA1058284503
11thB1600253310
12thA695222902
13thA188192702
14thB1311172502
15thA6085162303
16thA69132300
17thA187111411
18thB6324111412
19thB1313101101
20thB13128801

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2004

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 926.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2004

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004: 250.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in other years