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North Tyneside road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 566 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 1998, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (573), and casualties fell from 784.

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

Collisions in 1998
566
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
764
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
14% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 1998

1.2% of collisions in North Tyneside in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious8014%
  • Slight47985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight66887%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 566, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday107 (19%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (10%)
  • February40 (7.1%)
  • March41 (7.2%)
  • April47 (8.3%)
  • May46 (8.1%)
  • June48 (8.5%)
  • July41 (7.2%)
  • August51 (9%)
  • September29 (5.1%)
  • October45 (8%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December55 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (57%)
  • Wet or damp232 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph407 (72%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (11%)
  • 70 mph75 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (16%)
  • Roundabout58 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (61%)
  • Pedestrian126 (16%)
  • Cyclist74 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1568 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2098 (13%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35175 (23%)
  • 36 to 45111 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.4%)
  • Over 7535 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (56%)
  • Passenger207 (27%)
  • Pedestrian126 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach43 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle32 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 144th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 1998

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 1998: 67, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193678007
2ndA19477217
3rdA1058364512
4thA186283705
5thA189273003
6thA191202705
7thA192192201
8thA187152902
9thB1505141602
10thB1322111903
11thA1056101301
12thA18891201
13thA181610
14thB13188901
15thB132381101
16thB13196602
17thB13216912
18thA11495901
19thB13175600
20thB13044400

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 1998

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 1998: 141.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 1998

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 1998: 129.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years