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Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 765 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015, and 1,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2014 (728), and casualties rose from 918.

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

Collisions in 2015
765
Up 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,033
Up 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9312%
  • Slight66887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious1009.7%
  • Slight92990%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 765, up 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (12%)
  • Tuesday127 (17%)
  • Wednesday123 (16%)
  • Thursday139 (18%)
  • Friday112 (15%)
  • Saturday91 (12%)
  • Sunday80 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.7%)
  • February66 (8.6%)
  • March61 (8%)
  • April58 (7.6%)
  • May71 (9.3%)
  • June58 (7.6%)
  • July67 (8.8%)
  • August71 (9.3%)
  • September71 (9.3%)
  • October71 (9.3%)
  • November64 (8.4%)
  • December48 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight552 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry557 (73%)
  • Wet or damp198 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph556 (73%)
  • 40 mph46 (6%)
  • 50 mph55 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph24 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph36 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (21%)
  • Roundabout98 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (57%)
  • Pedestrian153 (15%)
  • Cyclist118 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20104 (10%)
  • 21 to 25152 (15%)
  • 26 to 35202 (20%)
  • 36 to 45171 (17%)
  • 46 to 55151 (15%)
  • 56 to 6596 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.5%)
  • Over 7533 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (58%)
  • Passenger283 (27%)
  • Pedestrian153 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,014 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach82 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle61 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 42nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015

Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015, with 125 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes in 2015

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015: 64, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186648006
2ndA167527506
3rdA1418000
4thB1318364506
5thA189355200
6thA695324805
7thA193284103
8thA167(M)274103
9thB1307252805
10thA1058243403
11thA191242902
12thA188182211
13thB1311172315
14thB1600172201
15thB6324121703
16thA18791101
17thB131291003
18thA60858900
19thB131481402
20thA6971101

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2015

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 675.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2015

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015: 151.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in other years