Skip to main content
CrashStats

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 856 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009, and 1,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (880), and casualties fell from 1,182.

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

Collisions in 2009
856
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,134
Down 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9811%
  • Slight75488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious988.6%
  • Slight1,03291%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 856, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (18%)
  • Tuesday119 (14%)
  • Wednesday109 (13%)
  • Thursday146 (17%)
  • Friday139 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (9.9%)
  • February56 (6.5%)
  • March64 (7.5%)
  • April55 (6.4%)
  • May54 (6.3%)
  • June69 (8.1%)
  • July72 (8.4%)
  • August64 (7.5%)
  • September78 (9.1%)
  • October92 (11%)
  • November92 (11%)
  • December75 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight618 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds701 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (65%)
  • Wet or damp272 (32%)
  • Snow13 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph618 (72%)
  • 40 mph60 (7%)
  • 50 mph72 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph48 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (19%)
  • Roundabout93 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant658 (58%)
  • Pedestrian185 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist82 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20149 (13%)
  • 21 to 25153 (13%)
  • 26 to 35216 (19%)
  • 36 to 45213 (19%)
  • 46 to 55130 (11%)
  • 56 to 6587 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.9%)
  • Over 7534 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (54%)
  • Passenger338 (30%)
  • Pedestrian185 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,134 (73%)
  • Bus or coach133 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle55 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 33rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009

Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009, with 164 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes in 2009

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009: 68, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1866876012
2ndA189557605
3rdA167487304
4thB1318426101
5thB1307414903
6thA191405204
7thA1375912
8thA167(M)345403
9thA193283903
10thA188232502
11thB1600232404
12thB1311212705
13thA1058192801
14thA695193801
15thA187111602
16thA6085111201
17thA69111100
18thB131391000
19thB65289901
20thA69681100

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2009

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 748.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2009

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009: 204.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in other years