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North Tyneside road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 581 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 2000, and 774 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1999 (560), and casualties rose from 761.

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

Collisions in 2000
581
Up 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
774
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 2000

0.5% of collisions in North Tyneside in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight51488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious678.7%
  • Slight70491%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 581, up 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (13%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9%)
  • February42 (7.2%)
  • March36 (6.2%)
  • April46 (7.9%)
  • May47 (8.1%)
  • June41 (7.1%)
  • July53 (9.1%)
  • August60 (10%)
  • September55 (9.5%)
  • October49 (8.4%)
  • November53 (9.1%)
  • December47 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (4.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (64%)
  • Wet or damp197 (34%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph411 (71%)
  • 40 mph23 (4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph51 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph90 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (17%)
  • Roundabout60 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (66%)
  • Pedestrian111 (14%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3%)
  • 6 to 1048 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2082 (11%)
  • 21 to 2586 (11%)
  • 26 to 35190 (25%)
  • 36 to 45114 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider463 (60%)
  • Passenger200 (26%)
  • Pedestrian111 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car886 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach37 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 136th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 2000

The A19 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 2000: 54, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19548303
2ndA193526207
3rdA1058365902
4thA189324802
5thA186283802
6thA191283404
7thA192232602
8thB1505172301
9thA1056151702
10thA187151902
11thA18891000
12thB131791312
13thB132271001
14thA11086600
15thA14600
16thB13154400
17thB13184501
18thB13244800
19thA10683400
20thB13043401

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 2000

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 2000: 149.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 2000

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 2000: 140.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years