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Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (563), and casualties fell from 727.

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

Collisions in 2019
538
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
660
Down 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious9417%
  • Slight44182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10015%
  • Slight55684%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 538, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 538
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (17%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.2%)
  • February34 (6.3%)
  • March58 (11%)
  • April46 (8.6%)
  • May49 (9.1%)
  • June44 (8.2%)
  • July39 (7.2%)
  • August31 (5.8%)
  • September42 (7.8%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November50 (9.3%)
  • December47 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (72%)
  • Wet or damp138 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (10%)
  • 30 mph379 (70%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph32 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph40 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (45%)
  • Pedestrian153 (23%)
  • Cyclist92 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (10%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (19%)
  • 36 to 4599 (15%)
  • 46 to 5598 (15%)
  • 56 to 6560 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (54%)
  • Pedestrian153 (23%)
  • Passenger152 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car626 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (10%)
  • Bus or coach62 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle32 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 59th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019

Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019, with 90 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes in 2019

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019: 52, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1865264010
2ndA167386105
3rdA1304304
4thA189243206
5thB1600192002
6thB1318182201
7thA1058162112
8thA167(M)162304
9thA193161605
10thA191152203
11thB1312131301
12thB1311121201
13thB1307111603
14thA69591201
15thB65288902
16thA60855501
17thA695600
18thA6965800
19thB13135600
20thB63245500

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2019

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 449.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2019

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019: 113.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in other years