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Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,033 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005, and 1,351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (1,070), and casualties fell from 1,487.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,033
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,351
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious918.8%
  • Slight93490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious967.1%
  • Slight1,24692%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,033, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (13%)
  • Tuesday153 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (15%)
  • Thursday159 (15%)
  • Friday184 (18%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday106 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.1%)
  • February77 (7.5%)
  • March72 (7%)
  • April87 (8.4%)
  • May80 (7.7%)
  • June87 (8.4%)
  • July108 (10%)
  • August78 (7.6%)
  • September84 (8.1%)
  • October97 (9.4%)
  • November98 (9.5%)
  • December81 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds852 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry691 (67%)
  • Wet or damp325 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (2%)
  • 30 mph762 (74%)
  • 40 mph82 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph78 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph74 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway658 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway232 (22%)
  • Roundabout82 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant802 (59%)
  • Pedestrian280 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist79 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20169 (13%)
  • 21 to 25168 (12%)
  • 26 to 35303 (22%)
  • 36 to 45260 (19%)
  • 46 to 55140 (10%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.8%)
  • Over 7529 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (54%)
  • Passenger336 (25%)
  • Pedestrian280 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,423 (78%)
  • Bus or coach123 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle49 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 34th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005

Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005, with 188 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes in 2005

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005: 111, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186111134112
2ndA1896910223
3rdA1549302
4thA167496203
5thA191495801
6thB1307475802
7thB1318385102
8thA193344704
9thA167(M)294305
10thA695283401
11thA188212603
12thA6085182902
13thB1600182103
14thA1058171901
15thA69141611
16thB1311131303
17thB6324121400
18thA69691200
19thB131391002
20thA18781101

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2005

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 894.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2005

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005: 234.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in other years