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North Tyneside road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 1999, and 761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (566), and casualties fell from 764.

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

Collisions in 1999
560
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
761
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
13% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 1999

0.9% of collisions in North Tyneside in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight48386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7710%
  • Slight67989%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 560, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.8%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March39 (7%)
  • April41 (7.3%)
  • May44 (7.9%)
  • June52 (9.3%)
  • July42 (7.5%)
  • August44 (7.9%)
  • September41 (7.3%)
  • October69 (12%)
  • November53 (9.5%)
  • December48 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit76 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (6.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds443 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (67%)
  • Wet or damp158 (28%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph396 (71%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph65 (12%)
  • 70 mph71 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (16%)
  • Roundabout61 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (66%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)
  • Cyclist64 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2571 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35185 (24%)
  • 36 to 45107 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.8%)
  • Over 7525 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (55%)
  • Passenger222 (29%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car802 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach47 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle30 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 143rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 1999

The A19 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 1999: 54, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19547402
2ndA193536838
3rdA191344503
4thA1058335700
5thA189334103
6thA186273504
7thA192273802
8thA187131902
9thA188111201
10thB1505111813
11thA105681300
12thA11088802
13thB13177800
14thB13187911
15thB132571302
16thB13166602
17thB13196901
18thB13226601
19thA11485501
20thB13044401

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 1999

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 1999: 143.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 1999

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 1999: 131.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years