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South Tyneside road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1980, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (477), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 1980
446
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
544
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1980

3.4% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1980 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.4%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight34577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious9117%
  • Slight43881%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 446, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.2%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April31 (7%)
  • May41 (9.2%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July33 (7.4%)
  • August39 (8.7%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November36 (8.1%)
  • December30 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (66%)
  • Wet or damp140 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph365 (82%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph18 (4%)
  • 70 mph40 (9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (14%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (34%)
  • Pedestrian161 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (22%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20126 (23%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (11%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (45%)
  • Pedestrian161 (30%)
  • Passenger140 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (60%)
  • Motorcycle124 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach41 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1980.

Collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1980

The A1018 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1980: 50, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10185058112
2ndA1944962210
3rdA185222605
4thA183212905
5thA1172033
6thA1300172501
7thB1298161713
8thA184132503
9thB12975520
10thB13015621
11thB13034401
12thB13444401
13thA193400
14thB12993701
15thB13023401
16thA12901301
17thA13031100
18thB13061100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1980

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1980: 204.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1980

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1980: 124.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1980, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years