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North Tyneside road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 2002, and 848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2001 (485), and casualties rose from 647.

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

Collisions in 2002
618
Up 27% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
848
Up 31% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 2002

1.1% of collisions in North Tyneside in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight54288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious779.1%
  • Slight76490%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 618, up 27% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday124 (20%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.1%)
  • February49 (7.9%)
  • March56 (9.1%)
  • April45 (7.3%)
  • May58 (9.4%)
  • June38 (6.1%)
  • July34 (5.5%)
  • August52 (8.4%)
  • September35 (5.7%)
  • October72 (12%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December64 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (59%)
  • Wet or damp243 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph407 (66%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph111 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (20%)
  • Roundabout57 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (65%)
  • Pedestrian130 (15%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20101 (12%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35167 (20%)
  • 36 to 45150 (18%)
  • 46 to 5586 (10%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.4%)
  • Over 7531 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (57%)
  • Passenger231 (27%)
  • Pedestrian130 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car917 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle50 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Tyneside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 117th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Tyneside in 2002

Chirton & Percy Main, North Tyneside, NE29 7NS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Tyneside in 2002, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 2002

The A1058 and A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 2002, with 58 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1058589417
2ndA1935870010
3rdA19507503
4thA191375013
5thA189324402
6thA192295305
7thA186232404
8thA1056172400
9thB1505172101
10thA188162201
11thB1317152602
12thA187141802
13thB13218900
14thB131871401
15thB13227901
16thA161011
17thA10686800
18thB13255600
19thA11484400
20thB13234510

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 2002

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 2002: 162.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 2002

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 2002: 129.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 2002, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years