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North Tyneside road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 2011, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2010 (425), and casualties rose from 584.

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

Collisions in 2011
435
Up 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
604
Up 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 2011

0.7% of collisions in North Tyneside in 2011 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious429.7%
  • Slight39090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious447.3%
  • Slight55792%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 435, up 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.7%)
  • February34 (7.8%)
  • March40 (9.2%)
  • April39 (9%)
  • May36 (8.3%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August29 (6.7%)
  • September31 (7.1%)
  • October39 (9%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December31 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (74%)
  • Wet or damp101 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3%)
  • 30 mph291 (67%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph47 (11%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (15%)
  • Roundabout53 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (59%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2057 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2556 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35120 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (15%)
  • 56 to 6563 (10%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7529 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (60%)
  • Passenger165 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach41 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 115th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in North Tyneside in 2011

Whitley Bay North, North Tyneside, NE26 1DP area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Tyneside in 2011, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 2011

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 2011: 53, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193536807
2ndA1058417203
3rdA19324702
4thA191263200
5thA186172002
6thA187162601
7thA1056121402
8thA189122010
9thB1505121501
10thA192111600
11thA188101200
12thB13177710
13thB132271101
14thB13255900
15thA14601
16thA11084502
17thB13184400
18thA11493800
19thB13153301
20thB13192200

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 2011

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 2011: 121.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 2011

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 2011: 111.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 2011, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

North Tyneside road accidents in other years