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North Tyneside road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 2010, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (480), and casualties fell from 635.

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

Collisions in 2010
425
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
584
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 2010

0.9% of collisions in North Tyneside in 2010 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious368.5%
  • Slight38591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious396.7%
  • Slight54193%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 425, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.1%)
  • February33 (7.8%)
  • March37 (8.7%)
  • April39 (9.2%)
  • May37 (8.7%)
  • June42 (9.9%)
  • July38 (8.9%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September37 (8.7%)
  • October42 (9.9%)
  • November34 (8%)
  • December29 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (66%)
  • Wet or damp110 (26%)
  • Snow23 (5.4%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph269 (63%)
  • 40 mph34 (8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph39 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph53 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (17%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (66%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6%)
  • 16 to 2070 (12%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 45112 (19%)
  • 46 to 5573 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7527 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (61%)
  • Passenger164 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach42 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 125th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Tyneside in 2010

Howdon, North Tyneside, NE28 0AY area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Tyneside in 2010, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 2010

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 2010: 50, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193507203
2ndA1058356703
3rdA19314101
4thA191232802
5thA187203003
6thA189182400
7thA192162800
8thA186141602
9thB1505101210
10thA105691400
11thA18871100
12thB13237900
13thA16700
14thB13246800
15thA11485600
16thB13165501
17thB13255502
18thB13174500
19thB13224500
20thA11083400

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 2010

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 2010: 117.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 2010

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 2010: 102.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

North Tyneside road accidents in other years