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South Tyneside road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1982, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1981 (440), and casualties rose from 539.

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

Collisions in 1982
488
Up 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
599
Up 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1982

2.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious9720%
  • Slight38078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious11018%
  • Slight47880%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 488, up 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (4.9%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March38 (7.8%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May41 (8.4%)
  • June31 (6.4%)
  • July44 (9%)
  • August48 (9.8%)
  • September45 (9.2%)
  • October41 (8.4%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December51 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (5.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (71%)
  • Wet or damp127 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph406 (83%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph43 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (17%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian198 (33%)
  • Car occupant193 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (17%)
  • Cyclist59 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1065 (11%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20128 (21%)
  • 21 to 2567 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (12%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (46%)
  • Pedestrian198 (33%)
  • Passenger124 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (62%)
  • Motorcycle113 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7%)
  • Bus or coach37 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1982.

Collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1982

The A1018 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1982: 50, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10185066110
2ndA1944755115
3rdA183293603
4thA185283718
5thA1300202520
6thB1298192101
7thA1161904
8thB1297101101
9thA1847802
10thB13445601
11thB13014402
12thB13024601
13thA193502
14thB13033301
15thA1(M)2300
16thA4941100
17thA61151100
18thB13051100
19thB13061101

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1982

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1982: 228.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1982

NE33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1982: 141.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1982, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years