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Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 761 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011, and 1,031 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (770), and casualties rose from 1,022.

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

Collisions in 2011
761
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,031
Up 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011

0.4% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7910%
  • Slight67989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious817.9%
  • Slight94792%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 761, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday126 (17%)
  • Wednesday109 (14%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday121 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7%)
  • February58 (7.6%)
  • March56 (7.4%)
  • April55 (7.2%)
  • May58 (7.6%)
  • June61 (8%)
  • July55 (7.2%)
  • August69 (9.1%)
  • September72 (9.5%)
  • October79 (10%)
  • November76 (10%)
  • December69 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit232 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry563 (74%)
  • Wet or damp192 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (6%)
  • 30 mph535 (70%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph66 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (19%)
  • Roundabout91 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant565 (55%)
  • Pedestrian182 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (9%)
  • Cyclist91 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20119 (12%)
  • 21 to 25137 (13%)
  • 26 to 35204 (20%)
  • 36 to 45160 (16%)
  • 46 to 55159 (15%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.9%)
  • Over 7537 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider572 (55%)
  • Passenger277 (27%)
  • Pedestrian182 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car988 (73%)
  • Bus or coach100 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (3%)
  • Motorcycle39 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 44th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011

Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011, with 163 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes in 2011

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011: 65, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186657814
2ndA189569903
3rdA167355001
4thA1337004
5thB1307333603
6thA167(M)314101
7thB1318313906
8thA191273604
9thA193273512
10thA1058233101
11thA695233701
12thA188222705
13thB1600222801
14thB1311121401
15thA69111400
16thB6324101203
17thA18791202
18thB130591301
19thA608561300
20thB13126602

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2011

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 671.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2011

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011: 195.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in other years