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North Tyneside road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 1981, and 795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1980 (574), and casualties rose from 675.

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

Collisions in 1981
610
Up 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
795
Up 18% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
26% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 1981

1.5% of collisions in North Tyneside in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious15726%
  • Slight44473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious18724%
  • Slight59775%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 610, up 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February56 (9.2%)
  • March56 (9.2%)
  • April54 (8.9%)
  • May52 (8.5%)
  • June45 (7.4%)
  • July47 (7.7%)
  • August57 (9.3%)
  • September50 (8.2%)
  • October60 (9.8%)
  • November51 (8.4%)
  • December41 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds507 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (66%)
  • Wet or damp184 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph485 (80%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph39 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph56 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (39%)
  • Pedestrian196 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (22%)
  • Cyclist76 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (4%)
  • 6 to 1062 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20235 (30%)
  • 21 to 2582 (10%)
  • 26 to 35105 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.8%)
  • Over 7532 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (52%)
  • Pedestrian196 (25%)
  • Passenger186 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (64%)
  • Motorcycle187 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 140th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 1981

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 1981: 102, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193102127019
2ndA192354524
3rdA187303628
4thA186252816
5thA1912542011
6thA1058192207
7thB1505192607
8thA1152816
9thB1323141703
10thB1317131605
11thA189111302
12thB131881302
13thB132581104
14thA1887713
15thB13225501
16thA11084401
17thB13214513
18thB13163302
19thB13243402
20thA11482200

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 1981

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 1981: 187.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 1981

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 1981: 142.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years