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South Tyneside road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1988, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (387), and casualties rose from 508.

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

Collisions in 1988
423
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
540
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1988

1.7% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8721%
  • Slight32978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious9117%
  • Slight44282%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 423, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.8%)
  • February24 (5.7%)
  • March24 (5.7%)
  • April39 (9.2%)
  • May42 (9.9%)
  • June30 (7.1%)
  • July38 (9%)
  • August34 (8%)
  • September35 (8.3%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November40 (9.5%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (67%)
  • Wet or damp135 (32%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (83%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph38 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (13%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (45%)
  • Pedestrian153 (28%)
  • Cyclist60 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2089 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (47%)
  • Pedestrian153 (28%)
  • Passenger131 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Minibus10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1988.

Collisions
237th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1988

The A1018 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1988: 47, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1018475316
2ndA1304216
3rdA185273705
4thA194273915
5thB1298273706
6thA183212813
7thA1300182215
8thA184173205
9thB13015903
10thA194700
11thB12974601
12thB13024701
13thB12992202
14thA12901301
15thA1871300
16thA61151100
17thB13061101

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1988

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1988: 197.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1988

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1988: 123.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years