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North Tyneside road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 594 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 2004, and 828 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2003 (540), and casualties rose from 760.

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

Collisions in 2004
594
Up 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
828
Up 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 2004

0.7% of collisions in North Tyneside in 2004 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious467.7%
  • Slight54492%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious485.8%
  • Slight77694%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 594, up 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (16%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.7%)
  • February40 (6.7%)
  • March49 (8.2%)
  • April52 (8.8%)
  • May48 (8.1%)
  • June43 (7.2%)
  • July49 (8.2%)
  • August53 (8.9%)
  • September59 (9.9%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November59 (9.9%)
  • December45 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds492 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (68%)
  • Wet or damp172 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph404 (68%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph49 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph97 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (19%)
  • Roundabout64 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (65%)
  • Pedestrian111 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20109 (13%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35170 (21%)
  • 36 to 45150 (18%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.6%)
  • Over 7531 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (59%)
  • Passenger231 (28%)
  • Pedestrian111 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car850 (80%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 120th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Tyneside in 2004

Howdon, North Tyneside, NE28 0QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Tyneside in 2004, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 2004

The A19 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 2004: 63, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19639712
2ndA193557408
3rdA1058446805
4thA191395601
5thA189293401
6thA192283902
7thA186212802
8thB1505141802
9thA187111302
10thB1317101101
11thB1322101201
12thA105681200
13thA11487900
14thA16700
15thA1886800
16thB131861300
17thB13215600
18thB13255800
19thB13234400
20thA11493400

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 2004

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 2004: 132.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 2004

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 2004: 149.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

North Tyneside road accidents in other years