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North Tyneside road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 1990, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (615), and casualties fell from 809.

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

Collisions in 1990
591
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
766
Down 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
21% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 1990

1.5% of collisions in North Tyneside in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious12321%
  • Slight45978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious13417%
  • Slight62281%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 591, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (10%)
  • February49 (8.3%)
  • March42 (7.1%)
  • April45 (7.6%)
  • May50 (8.5%)
  • June39 (6.6%)
  • July48 (8.1%)
  • August48 (8.1%)
  • September38 (6.4%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December49 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (64%)
  • Wet or damp202 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph460 (78%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph59 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (50%)
  • Pedestrian197 (26%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1068 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20131 (17%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35137 (18%)
  • 36 to 4593 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.7%)
  • Over 7531 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (48%)
  • Passenger201 (26%)
  • Pedestrian197 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 155th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 1990

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 1990: 73, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1937396022
2ndA186355306
3rdA1334613
4thA1058314916
5thA191263215
6thA187222702
7thA192212805
8thA188172104
9thB1505161903
10thA189142422
11thB1318142012
12thB1317101103
13thB1323101201
14thB13215802
15thB13225902
16thB13194401
17thA11483400
18thB13043300
19thB13163300
20thB13243300

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 1990

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 1990: 181.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 1990

NE29 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 1990: 132.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years