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South Tyneside road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1989, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (423), and casualties rose from 540.

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

Collisions in 1989
434
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
565
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1989

1.4% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight34279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious9216%
  • Slight46783%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 434, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (10%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February34 (7.8%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May31 (7.1%)
  • June41 (9.4%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August34 (7.8%)
  • September28 (6.5%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November43 (9.9%)
  • December50 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (35%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (69%)
  • Wet or damp131 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (81%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (15%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.5%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (48%)
  • Pedestrian148 (26%)
  • Cyclist72 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (5.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (9.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (46%)
  • Passenger157 (28%)
  • Pedestrian148 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1989.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1989

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1989: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194395908
2ndA1018324103
3rdA185273807
4thA1300263426
5thB1298242815
6thA183182501
7thA1152105
8thA184141702
9thB13018900
10thA1(M)4401
11thA194901
12thB12974401
13thB13024400
14thA61153500
15thB12993400
16thB13442300

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1989

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1989: 209.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1989

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1989: 141.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years