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South Tyneside road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1987, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (410), and casualties rose from 497.

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

Collisions in 1987
387
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
508
Up 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1987

2.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious9124%
  • Slight28774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight39878%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 387, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (4.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February30 (7.8%)
  • March34 (8.8%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May36 (9.3%)
  • June31 (8%)
  • July36 (9.3%)
  • August37 (9.6%)
  • September29 (7.5%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November27 (7%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (62%)
  • Wet or damp141 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (83%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph30 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (18%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (44%)
  • Pedestrian164 (32%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1048 (9.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.3%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (40%)
  • Pedestrian164 (32%)
  • Passenger143 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (8%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1987.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1987

The A1018 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1987: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1018436506
2ndA194365608
3rdA1300263126
4thA183233721
5thA1852026010
6thB1298182301
7thA1162404
8thA184141406
9thB12974401
10thB12994600
11thB13014400
12thA193300
13thB13022301
14thB13442200
15thA1(M)1200
16thA61151100
17thB13031101
18thB13051100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1987

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1987: 189.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1987

NE33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1987: 114.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years