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North Tyneside road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in North Tyneside in 2012, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011, and casualties fell from 604.

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

Collisions in 2012
435
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
594
Down 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North Tyneside in 2012

0.5% of collisions in North Tyneside in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in North Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight38689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious488.1%
  • Slight54492%

North Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 621 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 435, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday85 (20%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.9%)
  • February43 (9.9%)
  • March43 (9.9%)
  • April21 (4.8%)
  • May19 (4.4%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July42 (9.7%)
  • August29 (6.7%)
  • September41 (9.4%)
  • October42 (9.7%)
  • November41 (9.4%)
  • December34 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (61%)
  • Wet or damp141 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph302 (69%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph35 (8%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (69%)
  • Roundabout61 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Tyneside in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (60%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)
  • Cyclist64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (4%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (11%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35129 (22%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (15%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (61%)
  • Passenger150 (25%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Tyneside in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Tyneside had the 105th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Tyneside in 2012

Chirton & Percy Main, North Tyneside, NE29 7NS area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Tyneside in 2012, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Tyneside with the most crashes in 2012

The A193 had the most collisions in North Tyneside in 2012: 52, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Tyneside, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193527118
2ndA1058386314
3rdA19263901
4thA191212702
5thA186202703
6thA187182401
7thA189152200
8thA192131402
9thA1056121900
10thB1505101101
11thA18891000
12thB131791101
13thB13226800
14thB132561001
15thB13185501
16thB13044501
17thB13193300
18thB1433301
19thA11482301
20thB13212500

Towns in North Tyneside: crashes in 2012

Tynemouth had the most collisions of any town in North Tyneside in 2012: 112.

Postcode districts in North Tyneside: crashes in 2012

NE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Tyneside in 2012: 110.

Latest crashes in North Tyneside in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in North Tyneside in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

North Tyneside road accidents in other years