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North Tyneside road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 1997, and 784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (546), and casualties rose from 760.

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

Collisions in 1997
573
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
784
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 1997

1.4% of collisions in North Tyneside in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight49787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious749.4%
  • Slight70290%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 573, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday111 (19%)
  • Saturday60 (10%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.7%)
  • February49 (8.6%)
  • March44 (7.7%)
  • April44 (7.7%)
  • May56 (9.8%)
  • June38 (6.6%)
  • July52 (9.1%)
  • August51 (8.9%)
  • September42 (7.3%)
  • October58 (10%)
  • November45 (7.9%)
  • December50 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (66%)
  • Wet or damp187 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph437 (76%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph44 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph69 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (14%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (61%)
  • Pedestrian147 (19%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1051 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2092 (12%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35178 (23%)
  • 36 to 45110 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.2%)
  • Over 7532 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (54%)
  • Passenger214 (27%)
  • Pedestrian147 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car845 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in North Tyneside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 146th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 1997

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 1997: 58, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193588606
2ndA19426302
3rdA1058416727
4thA191334507
5thA186252902
6thA192202702
7thA187192412
8thA189172510
9thB1317121702
10thB1318101100
11thB1323101200
12thB1505101402
13thB130481403
14thA10565701
15thA1885500
16thB13215700
17thB132251201
18thA11484502
19thA13301
20thB13163500

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 1997

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 1997: 144.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 1997

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 1997: 144.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years