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South Tyneside road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1979, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,915 collisions in South Tyneside.

Collisions in 1979
477
Casualties in 1979
583
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1979

1.5% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious10522%
  • Slight36577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious11119%
  • Slight46580%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 477.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150173
2024175215
2023143168
2022160190
2021136154
2020164201
2019185229
2018194245
2017227280
2016242316
2015253326
2014279388
2013245300
2012261336
2011294403
2010312413
2009320415
2008310423
2007330418
2006338434
2005376503
2004398513
2003375537
2002398533
2001396517
2000422547
1999391517
1998427550
1997432564
1996420543
1995387513
1994390534
1993372477
1992422522
1991424553
1990437521
1989434565
1988423540
1987387508
1986410497
1985394484
1984409512
1983422512
1982488599
1981440539
1980446544
1979477583

When and where crashes happen in South Tyneside in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.5%)
  • February33 (6.9%)
  • March60 (13%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May33 (6.9%)
  • June32 (6.7%)
  • July31 (6.5%)
  • August39 (8.2%)
  • September43 (9%)
  • October41 (8.6%)
  • November46 (9.6%)
  • December50 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph415 (87%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian211 (36%)
  • Car occupant159 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (20%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 1067 (11%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20125 (21%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (13%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (42%)
  • Pedestrian211 (36%)
  • Passenger127 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (56%)
  • Motorcycle129 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in South Tyneside

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Tyneside ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1979.

Collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1979

The A1018 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1979: 47, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10184763110
2ndA194334603
3rdA1853140111
4thB1298303104
5thA183242908
6thA1300212912
7thA184152103
8thB129791203
9thB13027801
10thA16600
11thB12996901
12thB13013301
13thB13442300
14thA12901200
15thA191100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1979

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1979: 233.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1979

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1979: 156.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years