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South Tyneside road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 440 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1981, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (446), and casualties fell from 544.

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

Collisions in 1981
440
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
539
Down 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1981

2% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1981 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight35080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious9217%
  • Slight43681%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 440, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (18%)
  • Friday63 (14%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.4%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March30 (6.8%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May43 (9.8%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August32 (7.3%)
  • September36 (8.2%)
  • October56 (13%)
  • November31 (7%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (65%)
  • Wet or damp133 (30%)
  • Snow11 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph367 (83%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (15%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (34%)
  • Pedestrian166 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (21%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1558 (11%)
  • 16 to 20135 (25%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (47%)
  • Pedestrian166 (31%)
  • Passenger120 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (63%)
  • Motorcycle119 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach36 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in South Tyneside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Tyneside ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1981.

Collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1981

The A1018 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1981: 57, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10185768310
2ndA194344315
3rdA185293905
4thA183263409
5thA1300222819
6thB1298222805
7thA1132012
8thA184111301
9thB1297111100
10thB1301111101
11thB12995610
12thB13024400
13thA193401
14thB13441201

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1981

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1981: 201.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1981

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1981: 128.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years