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North Tyneside road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 1979, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,283 collisions in North Tyneside.

Collisions in 1979
606
Casualties in 1979
732
Fatal collisions
20
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
27% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 1979

3.3% of collisions in North Tyneside in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.3%
  • Serious16527%
  • Slight42169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious18926%
  • Slight52371%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 606.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.9%)
  • February40 (6.6%)
  • March42 (6.9%)
  • April47 (7.8%)
  • May44 (7.3%)
  • June56 (9.2%)
  • July64 (11%)
  • August46 (7.6%)
  • September51 (8.4%)
  • October55 (9.1%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December58 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other34 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (59%)
  • Wet or damp197 (33%)
  • Frost or ice30 (5%)
  • Snow23 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph487 (80%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph57 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (33%)
  • Pedestrian223 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (20%)
  • Cyclist66 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1069 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20169 (23%)
  • 21 to 2576 (10%)
  • 26 to 35116 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (48%)
  • Pedestrian223 (30%)
  • Passenger158 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (62%)
  • Motorcycle153 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach48 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Tyneside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Tyneside ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 145th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 1979

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 1979: 84, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1938499317
2ndA187343909
3rdA191314005
4thA10582641212
5thA186192013
6thA11830210
7thA192171805
8thB1318172209
9thB1323151722
10thB1505151706
11thB1317141606
12thA188121523
13thA189111503
14thB1322101307
15thB13046903
16thB13166601
17thB13245610
18thB13255602
19thB1434501
20thB13153400

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 1979

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 1979: 169.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 1979

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 1979: 157.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years