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North Tyneside road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 594 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 2005, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004, and casualties rose from 828.

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

Collisions in 2005
594
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
830
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 2005

0.5% of collisions in North Tyneside in 2005 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious538.9%
  • Slight53891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious587%
  • Slight76993%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 594, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (18%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.1%)
  • February44 (7.4%)
  • March44 (7.4%)
  • April46 (7.7%)
  • May55 (9.3%)
  • June52 (8.8%)
  • July55 (9.3%)
  • August49 (8.2%)
  • September57 (9.6%)
  • October53 (8.9%)
  • November53 (8.9%)
  • December44 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds459 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (63%)
  • Wet or damp202 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow8 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph399 (67%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph55 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph93 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (17%)
  • Roundabout65 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (66%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (12%)
  • 21 to 2590 (11%)
  • 26 to 35163 (20%)
  • 36 to 45151 (18%)
  • 46 to 55101 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.9%)
  • Over 7525 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider517 (62%)
  • Passenger210 (25%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car875 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach45 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 107th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Tyneside in 2005

Howdon, North Tyneside, NE28 0QX area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Tyneside in 2005, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 2005

The A19 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 2005: 59, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19598303
2ndA193577708
3rdA1058468016
4thA191364102
5thA189314423
6thA186284601
7thA192172801
8thA1056151900
9thB1505142001
10thA1132101
11thA188121502
12thA187101600
13thB132281303
14thB131771100
15thB13186900
16thB13236700
17thB13255600
18thB13164601
19thB13214401
20thB13153300

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 2005

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 2005: 135.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 2005

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 2005: 134.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years