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Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2024 (434), and casualties rose from 514.

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

Collisions in 2025
465
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
533
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 16% in Newcastle upon Tyne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious10623%
  • Slight35677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious11522%
  • Slight41578%

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,226 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 465, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 465
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday85 (18%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8%)
  • February34 (7.3%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April38 (8.2%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July35 (7.5%)
  • August31 (6.7%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November46 (9.9%)
  • December41 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (76%)
  • Wet or damp101 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph97 (21%)
  • 30 mph312 (67%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout37 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (31%)
  • Pedestrian154 (29%)
  • Cyclist98 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (3.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2045 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (53%)
  • Pedestrian154 (29%)
  • Passenger98 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach43 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne had the 58th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025

Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025, with 59 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle upon Tyne with the most crashes in 2025

The A186 had the most collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025: 43, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186435028
2ndA189232808
3rdB1318212405
4thA1172303
5thA167151603
6thA191141604
7thA193141704
8thB1600141404
9thB1307121202
10thB6324101002
11thB131391301
12thA105881000
13thA6958802
14thB13128802
15thA60857900
16thA1886905
17thB13056801
18thA167(M)4600
19thA6964401
20thA693401

Towns in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2025

Newcastle upon Tyne itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 409.

Postcode districts in Newcastle upon Tyne: crashes in 2025

NE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025: 81.

Latest crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Newcastle upon Tyne road accidents in other years