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North Tyneside road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,283 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025, and 29,308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 295 were fatal and 3,765 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 210 collisions, down 8% on 2024 (228), and casualties fell from 272 to 242.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
22,283
145th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29,308
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
295
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
210
Down 8% on 2024

Crash severity in North Tyneside

1.3% of collisions in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2951.3%
  • Serious3,76517%
  • Slight18,22382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3081.1%
  • Serious4,14214%
  • Slight24,85885%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. In 2025 there were 210, down 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 210
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210242
2024228272
2023251309
2022203268
2021196237
2020218270
2019264319
2018258293
2017276361
2016369475
2015447581
2014403555
2013405541
2012435594
2011435604
2010425584
2009480635
2008537697
2007529707
2006569790
2005594830
2004594828
2003540760
2002618848
2001485647
2000581774
1999560761
1998566764
1997573784
1996546760
1995520705
1994476644
1993510710
1992559734
1991588793
1990591766
1989615809
1988527686
1987479636
1986533669
1985549714
1984571723
1983559679
1982621748
1981610795
1980574675
1979606732

When and where crashes happen in North Tyneside

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,135 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,252 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,306 (15%)
  • Thursday3,394 (15%)
  • Friday3,812 (17%)
  • Saturday3,091 (14%)
  • Sunday2,293 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59651 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59221 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,407 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,169 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,217 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,469 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,034 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,868 (8.4%)
  • February1,646 (7.4%)
  • March1,739 (7.8%)
  • April1,704 (7.6%)
  • May1,789 (8%)
  • June1,775 (8%)
  • July1,904 (8.5%)
  • August1,841 (8.3%)
  • September1,833 (8.2%)
  • October2,058 (9.2%)
  • November2,172 (9.7%)
  • December1,954 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,230 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,207 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting439 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit249 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown158 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,826 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,591 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds656 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds300 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds162 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist111 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds56 (0.3%)
  • Other435 (2%)
  • Not recorded146 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,572 (65%)
  • Wet or damp7,071 (32%)
  • Frost or ice389 (1.7%)
  • Snow195 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep25 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph353 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph16,303 (73%)
  • 40 mph1,215 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph283 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1,689 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph2,433 (11%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,503 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway2,954 (13%)
  • Roundabout2,038 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road728 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded60 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,987 (55%)
  • Pedestrian5,756 (20%)
  • Cyclist2,769 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist2,404 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,287 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant631 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant174 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)115 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant82 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant71 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5900 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 101,661 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 152,105 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 204,065 (14%)
  • 21 to 253,376 (12%)
  • 26 to 355,495 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,066 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,970 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,118 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 751,375 (4.7%)
  • Over 751,119 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded58 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,243 (55%)
  • Passenger7,309 (25%)
  • Pedestrian5,756 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car29,075 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle2,813 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle2,504 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,765 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach1,523 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes592 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car283 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle175 (0.5%)
  • Minibus79 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown22 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Tyneside

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Tyneside

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Tyneside ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 145th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 134th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
142ndBasingstoke and Deane22,61030,8004315,603
143rdRenfrewshire22,48728,8084445,228
144thWest Berkshire22,35331,1905484,453
145thNorth Tyneside (this area)22,28329,3082953,765
146thNorth Somerset22,13030,5244394,112
147thCherwell22,07431,5375074,126
148thKnowsley21,90831,3932973,144

Accident hotspots in North Tyneside

Howdon, North Tyneside, NE28 0QX area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Tyneside, with 628 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025: 2,621, including 37 fatal and 466 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1932,6213,34737466
2ndA10581,3672,11640226
3rdA191,2421,84113101
4thA1911,2011,57316175
5thA1869851,33612154
6thA1928111,0947116
7thA1878021,03617164
8thA1896889351473
9thB15055346746110
10thA14226541279
11thA188395473558
12thB1317338447573
13thB1318307435466
14thA1056293414029
15thB1322275397464
16thB1323263320344
17thB1325168287436
18thB1321167216631
19thB1304144195224
20thA1148135172122

Towns in North Tyneside

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025: 5,891.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025: 5,445.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Tyneside, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

Severity